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title: Delete D1 Database
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# Delete D1 Database

d1.database.delete(strdatabase\_id, DatabaseDeleteParams\*\*kwargs) -> object

DELETE/accounts/{account\_id}/d1/database/{database\_id}

Delete a D1 database.

##### Security

<details>

<summary>API Token</summary>



The preferred authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. <a href="https://developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/api/get-started/create-token/">Create a token</a>.

**Example:**<code>Authorization: Bearer Sn3lZJTBX6kkg7OdcBUAxOO963GEIyGQqnFTOFYY</code>

</details>

<details>

<summary>API Email + API Key</summary>



The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API, used in conjunction with a Global API key.

**Example:**<code>X-Auth-Email: user@example.com</code>

The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. When possible, use API tokens instead of Global API keys.

**Example:**<code>X-Auth-Key: 144c9defac04969c7bfad8efaa8ea194</code>

</details>

##### Accepted Permissions (at least one required)

`D1 Write`

##### ParametersExpand Collapse

account\_id: str

Account identifier tag.

maxLength32

[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20d1.database%20%3E%20(method)%20delete%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20account_id%20%3E%20(schema)>)

database\_id: str

D1 database identifier (UUID).

[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20d1.database%20%3E%20(method)%20delete%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20database_id%20%3E%20(schema)>)

##### ReturnsExpand Collapse

object

[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20d1.database%20%3E%20(method)%20delete%20%3E%20(network%20schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20result>)

### Delete D1 Database

Python

HTTPTypeScriptPythonGoTerraform

```
import os
from cloudflare import Cloudflare

client = Cloudflare(
    api_token=os.environ.get("CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN"),  # This is the default and can be omitted
)
database = client.d1.database.delete(
    database_id="xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx",
    account_id="023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353",
)
print(database)
```

200 example

```
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "messages": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "result": {},
  "success": true
}
```

##### Returns Examples

200 example

```
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "messages": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "result": {},
  "success": true
}
```