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# Delete organization

organizations.delete(strorganization\_id) -> [OrganizationDeleteResponse](<https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/python/resources/organizations#(resource)%20organizations%20%3E%20(model)%20organization_delete_response%20%3E%20(schema)>)

DELETE/organizations/{organization\_id}

Delete an organization. The organization MUST be empty before deleting. It must not contain any sub-organizations, accounts, members or users. Sub-organization deletion availability depends on the organization’s capabilities. (Currently in Public Beta - see https://developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/organizations/)

**Access Control:** Restricted to enterprise organizations.

##### Security

API Email + API Key

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

**Example:**`X-Auth-Email: user@example.com`

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

**Example:**`X-Auth-Key: 144c9defac04969c7bfad8efaa8ea194`

##### ParametersExpand Collapse

organization\_id: str

[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20organizations%20%3E%20(method)%20delete%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20organization_id%20%3E%20(schema)>)

##### ReturnsExpand Collapse

<details>

<summary>

class OrganizationDeleteResponse: …

</summary>

id: str

<a href="#(resource)%20organizations%20%3E%20(model)%20organization_delete_response%20%3E%20(schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20id">Link to this property</a>

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[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20organizations%20%3E%20(model)%20organization_delete_response%20%3E%20(schema)>)

### Delete organization

Python

HTTPTypeScriptPythonGoTerraform

```
import os
from cloudflare import Cloudflare

client = Cloudflare(
    api_email=os.environ.get("CLOUDFLARE_EMAIL"),  # This is the default and can be omitted
    api_key=os.environ.get("CLOUDFLARE_API_KEY"),  # This is the default and can be omitted
)
organization = client.organizations.delete(
    "a7b9c3d2e8f4a1b5c6d0e9f2a3b7c4d8",
)
print(organization.id)
```

200 example

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

##### Returns Examples

200 example

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