# Delete a component

`DELETE https://evohub.io/api/v1/components/{componentID}`

Part of the [Status API](https://docs-dev.evohub.io/status.md) reference · operationId `deleteComponent`.

Deletes a component.

**Permission (API-key scope):** `status:component:write`.

## Authorization

Any one of:

- `bearerAuth` (status:component:write)
- `apiKeyHeader` (status:component:write)

Where:

- `bearerAuth`: HTTP Bearer — An EvoHub API key (`evohub_…`) as a bearer token.
- `apiKeyHeader`: API key in the header `X-API-Key` — An EvoHub API key (`evohub_…`).

## Path parameters

- `componentID` (string (uuid), required, example `a7c1e3f5-2b4d-4c6e-8f0a-1b3d5f7a9c2e`): The component's id (a UUID).

## Responses

### 204 — Deleted.

### 401 — No API key was sent, or it is unknown, revoked or expired (`UNAUTHORIZED`).

Content type: `application/json`

Type: `Error`

- `error` (object, required)
  - `code` (string, required): Machine-readable code. Branch on this.
  - `message` (string, required): Human-readable explanation.
  - `request_id` (string): This request's id, also in `X-Request-ID`.

### 403 — The key lacks the scope this endpoint needs (`FORBIDDEN`).

Content type: `application/json`

Type: `Error`

- `error` (object, required)
  - `code` (string, required): Machine-readable code. Branch on this.
  - `message` (string, required): Human-readable explanation.
  - `request_id` (string): This request's id, also in `X-Request-ID`.

### 404 — No such item, or one the caller cannot see (`NOT_FOUND`).

Content type: `application/json`

Type: `Error`

- `error` (object, required)
  - `code` (string, required): Machine-readable code. Branch on this.
  - `message` (string, required): Human-readable explanation.
  - `request_id` (string): This request's id, also in `X-Request-ID`.

### 429 — Too many requests (`RATE_LIMITED`). Wait `Retry-After` seconds.

Headers:

- `Retry-After` (integer): Seconds to wait.

Content type: `application/json`

Type: `Error`

- `error` (object, required)
  - `code` (string, required): Machine-readable code. Branch on this.
  - `message` (string, required): Human-readable explanation.
  - `request_id` (string): This request's id, also in `X-Request-ID`.

### 500 — Something went wrong on EvoHub's side (`INTERNAL_ERROR`). Retry later.

Content type: `application/json`

Type: `Error`

- `error` (object, required)
  - `code` (string, required): Machine-readable code. Branch on this.
  - `message` (string, required): Human-readable explanation.
  - `request_id` (string): This request's id, also in `X-Request-ID`.

## Example request

```bash
curl -X DELETE 'https://evohub.io/api/v1/components/a7c1e3f5-2b4d-4c6e-8f0a-1b3d5f7a9c2e' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <TOKEN>'
```