---
title: "Delete Container"
method: DELETE
path: "/v1/containers/{container_id}"
tags: ["containers"]
---

# Delete Container

`DELETE /v1/containers/{container_id}`

Container delete endpoint for deleting a specific container.

Follows the OpenAI Containers API spec:
https://platform.openai.com/docs/api-reference/containers

Example:
```bash
curl -X DELETE "http://localhost:4000/v1/containers/cntr_123"         -H "Authorization: Bearer sk-1234"
```

Or specify provider via header:
```bash
curl -X DELETE "http://localhost:4000/v1/containers/cntr_123"         -H "Authorization: Bearer sk-1234"         -H "custom-llm-provider: azure"
```

## Path parameters

- `container_id` string, required

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- unknown

## Other responses

- `422` — Validation Error

---

[API](https://skmtc.net/sea-lion/apis/litellm-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/sea-lion/apis/litellm-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/sea-lion/litellm-api/revisions/79928a3d37d3/schema)