# delete\_\_policy\_{policyId}

{% hint style="info" %}
This API endpoint is currently available only in the TEST environment. It is not yet available in production.
{% endhint %}

`DELETE /policy/{policyId}`

*Delete AI Policy*

Permanently delete an AI governance policy. This operation performs a soft delete, marking the policy as deleted while preserving audit history.

**Important Notes:**

* Deletion is a soft delete (marked as deleted but not physically removed from database)
* Once deleted, the policy will no longer be enforced on AI operations
* Users must have delete permissions for the policy based on its scope level
* Only non-deleted policies can be deleted
* Deleted policies are excluded from list and get operations

**Security:**

* Organization boundaries are enforced
* Permission checks ensure users can only delete policies they have access to
* Workspace-level and repository-level policies require appropriate delete permissions
* Deletion operations are logged for audit purposes

**Use Cases:**

* Remove obsolete or deprecated policies
* Clean up unused policies
* Retire policies that are no longer needed
* Reorganize policy structure

**Best Practice:**

Before deleting a policy, consider:

1. Reviewing any active violations associated with the policy
2. Documenting the reason for deletion
3. Communicating the change to relevant stakeholders
4. Archiving policy content for future reference if needed

#### TypeScript Client Library

```typescript
public deletePolicy = async (policyId: string): Promise<ActionResponse> => {
  return this.makeRequest<ActionResponse>(`policy/${policyId}`, 'DELETE', null);
};
```

#### Code Samples

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Shell" %}

```shell
# You can also use wget
curl -X DELETE https://backend.flashback.tech/policy/{policyId} \
  -H 'Accept: application/json' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer {access-token}'
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="HTTP" %}

```http
DELETE https://backend.flashback.tech/policy/{policyId} HTTP/1.1
Host: backend.flashback.tech
Accept: application/json
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="JavaScript" %}

```javascript
const headers = {
  'Accept':'application/json',
  'Authorization':'Bearer {access-token}'
};

fetch('https://backend.flashback.tech/policy/{policyId}',
{
  method: 'DELETE',
  headers: headers
})
.then(function(res) {
    return res.json();
}).then(function(body) {
    console.log(body);
});
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Ruby" %}

```ruby
require 'rest-client'
require 'json'

headers = {
  'Accept' => 'application/json',
  'Authorization' => 'Bearer {access-token}'
}

result = RestClient.delete 'https://backend.flashback.tech/policy/{policyId}',
  params: {
  }, headers: headers

p JSON.parse(result)
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Python" %}

```python
import requests
headers = {
  'Accept': 'application/json',
  'Authorization': 'Bearer {access-token}'
}

r = requests.delete('https://backend.flashback.tech/policy/{policyId}', headers = headers)

print(r.json())
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="PHP" %}

```php
<?php

require 'vendor/autoload.php';

$headers = array(
    'Accept' => 'application/json',
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer {access-token}',
);
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Java" %}

```java
URL obj = new URL("https://backend.flashback.tech/policy/{policyId}");
HttpURLConnection con = (HttpURLConnection) obj.openConnection();
con.setRequestMethod("DELETE");
int responseCode = con.getResponseCode();
BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(
    new InputStreamReader(con.getInputStream()));
String inputLine;
StringBuffer response = new StringBuffer();
while ((inputLine = in.readLine()) != null) {
    response.append(inputLine);
}
in.close();
System.out.println(response.toString());
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Go" %}

```go
package main

import (
       "bytes"
       "net/http"
)

func main() {

    headers := map[string][]string{
        "Accept": []string{"application/json"},
        "Authorization": []string{"Bearer {access-token}"},
    }

    data := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{jsonReq})
    req, err := http.NewRequest("DELETE", "https://backend.flashback.tech/policy/{policyId}", data)
    req.Header = headers

    client := &http.Client{}
    resp, err := client.Do(req)
    // ...
}
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

#### Parameters <a href="#delete__policy_-policyid-parameters" id="delete__policy_-policyid-parameters"></a>

| Name     | In   | Type   | Required | Description                     |
| -------- | ---- | ------ | -------- | ------------------------------- |
| policyId | path | string | true     | Unique identifier of the policy |

> Example responses

> 200 Response

```json
{
  "success": true,
  "message": "Policy deleted successfully"
}
```

#### Responses <a href="#delete__policy_-policyid-responses" id="delete__policy_-policyid-responses"></a>

| Status | Meaning                                                                    | Description                 | Schema |
| ------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------- | ------ |
| 200    | [OK](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-6.3.1)                    | Policy deleted successfully | Inline |
| 400    | [Bad Request](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-6.5.1)           | Invalid request             | Inline |
| 403    | [Forbidden](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-6.5.3)             | Insufficient permissions    | Inline |
| 404    | [Not Found](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-6.5.4)             | Policy not found            | Inline |
| 500    | [Internal Server Error](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-6.6.1) | Failed to delete policy     | Inline |

#### Response Schema <a href="#delete__policy_-policyid-responseschema" id="delete__policy_-policyid-responseschema"></a>

Status Code **200**

| Name      | Type    | Required | Restrictions | Description              |
| --------- | ------- | -------- | ------------ | ------------------------ |
| » success | boolean | false    | none         | Operation success status |
| » message | string  | false    | none         | Success message          |

Status Code **400**

| Name      | Type    | Required | Restrictions | Description   |
| --------- | ------- | -------- | ------------ | ------------- |
| » success | boolean | false    | none         | none          |
| » message | string  | false    | none         | Error message |

Status Code **403**

| Name      | Type    | Required | Restrictions | Description   |
| --------- | ------- | -------- | ------------ | ------------- |
| » success | boolean | false    | none         | none          |
| » message | string  | false    | none         | Error message |

Status Code **404**

| Name      | Type    | Required | Restrictions | Description   |
| --------- | ------- | -------- | ------------ | ------------- |
| » success | boolean | false    | none         | none          |
| » message | string  | false    | none         | Error message |

Status Code **500**

| Name      | Type    | Required | Restrictions | Description   |
| --------- | ------- | -------- | ------------ | ------------- |
| » success | boolean | false    | none         | none          |
| » message | string  | false    | none         | Error message |

To perform this operation, you must be authenticated by means of one of the following methods: BearerAuth


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