# Delete directory

- Operation ID: `analytics2-directories-delete`
- HTTP method: `DELETE`
- Path: `/analytics/directories/{DirectoryId}`
- [Human-readable API reference](https://hub.synerise.com/api-reference/analytics-suite#tag/Analytics:-Management/operation/analytics2-directories-delete)

## Self-contained OpenAPI method

The fenced document below contains this method's documentation and all of its local references. It is self-contained; no category or master specification fetch is required.

```yaml
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  title: Synerise Public API
  version: 1.9.1
paths:
  /analytics/directories/{DirectoryId}:
    delete:
      tags:
        - "Analytics: Management"
      summary: Delete directory
      description: |
        Deletes a directory. If the directory contains any analyses, they are moved to the default directory.

        ---

        **API consumers:** <a href="/api-reference/authorization?tag=Authorization&amp;operationId=userLogin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Synerise User</a>, <a href="/api-reference/authorization?tag=Authorization&amp;operationId=profileLogin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Workspace (Business Profile)</a>

        **API key permission required:** `ANALYTICS_DESCRIPTION_ANALYTICS_DELETE`

        **User role permission required:** `analytics: delete`
      operationId: analytics2-directories-delete
      parameters:
        - name: DirectoryId
          in: path
          description: ID of a directory
          required: true
          style: simple
          explode: false
          schema:
            type: string
            format: uuid
      responses:
        "204":
          description: Directory deleted
      security:
        - JWT: []
      x-snr-doc-urls:
        - /api-reference/analytics-suite#tag/Analytics:-Management/operation/analytics2-directories-delete
      x-codeSamples:
        - lang: cURL
          label: cURL
          source: |-
            curl --request DELETE \
              --url https://api.synerise.com/analytics/directories/%7BDirectoryId%7D \
              --header 'Authorization: Bearer REPLACE_BEARER_TOKEN'
        - lang: Python
          label: Python
          source: |-
            import http.client

            conn = http.client.HTTPSConnection("api.synerise.com")

            headers = { 'Authorization': "Bearer REPLACE_BEARER_TOKEN" }

            conn.request("DELETE", "/analytics/directories/%7BDirectoryId%7D", headers=headers)

            res = conn.getresponse()
            data = res.read()

            print(data.decode("utf-8"))
        - lang: JavaScript
          label: JavaScript
          source: |-
            const data = null;

            const xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
            xhr.withCredentials = true;

            xhr.addEventListener("readystatechange", function () {
              if (this.readyState === this.DONE) {
                console.log(this.responseText);
              }
            });

            xhr.open("DELETE", "https://api.synerise.com/analytics/directories/%7BDirectoryId%7D");
            xhr.setRequestHeader("Authorization", "Bearer REPLACE_BEARER_TOKEN");

            xhr.send(data);
        - lang: Node.js
          label: Node.js
          source: |-
            const http = require("https");

            const options = {
              "method": "DELETE",
              "hostname": "api.synerise.com",
              "port": null,
              "path": "/analytics/directories/%7BDirectoryId%7D",
              "headers": {
                "Authorization": "Bearer REPLACE_BEARER_TOKEN"
              }
            };

            const req = http.request(options, function (res) {
              const chunks = [];

              res.on("data", function (chunk) {
                chunks.push(chunk);
              });

              res.on("end", function () {
                const body = Buffer.concat(chunks);
                console.log(body.toString());
              });
            });

            req.end();
        - lang: PHP
          label: PHP
          source: |-
            <?php

            $request = new HttpRequest();
            $request->setUrl('https://api.synerise.com/analytics/directories/%7BDirectoryId%7D');
            $request->setMethod(HTTP_METH_DELETE);

            $request->setHeaders([
              'Authorization' => 'Bearer REPLACE_BEARER_TOKEN'
            ]);

            try {
              $response = $request->send();

              echo $response->getBody();
            } catch (HttpException $ex) {
              echo $ex;
            }
        - lang: Java
          label: Java
          source: |-
            HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.delete("https://api.synerise.com/analytics/directories/%7BDirectoryId%7D")
              .header("Authorization", "Bearer REPLACE_BEARER_TOKEN")
              .asString();
servers:
  - description: Microsoft Azure EU
    url: https://api.synerise.com
  - description: Microsoft Azure USA
    url: https://api.azu.synerise.com
  - description: Google Cloud Platform
    url: https://api.geb.synerise.com
tags:
  - name: "Analytics: Management"
components:
  securitySchemes:
    JWT:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: |-
        JWT Bearer token. The header looks like this: `Bearer {JWT}`

        Remember to include the space between 'Bearer' and the token.

        Generate a token via the **Authorization** endpoints.
```