# Delete documents

- Operation ID: `documentsDelete`
- HTTP method: `DELETE`
- Path: `/schema-service/document`
- [Human-readable API reference](https://hub.synerise.com/api-reference/asset-management#tag/Documents-(legacy)/operation/documentsDelete)

## 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:
  /schema-service/document:
    delete:
      deprecated: true
      tags:
        - Documents (legacy)
      summary: Delete documents
      description: |
        You can delete one or more documents. This operation is irreversible.

        ---

        **API consumer:** <a href="/api-reference/authorization?tag=Authorization&amp;operationId=userLogin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Synerise User</a>

        **User role permission required:** `assets_docs: delete`
      operationId: documentsDelete
      security:
        - JWT: []
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              title: delete documents
              type: array
              items:
                type: string
                description: Document UUID
        required: true
      responses:
        "200":
          description: Deletion status
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: boolean
                description: "`true` when successful"
      x-snr-doc-urls:
        - /api-reference/asset-management#tag/Documents-(legacy)/operation/documentsDelete
      x-codeSamples:
        - lang: cURL
          label: cURL
          source: |-
            curl --request DELETE \
              --url https://api.synerise.com/schema-service/document \
              --header 'Authorization: Bearer REPLACE_BEARER_TOKEN' \
              --header 'content-type: application/json' \
              --data '["string"]'
        - lang: Python
          label: Python
          source: |-
            import http.client

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

            payload = "[\"string\"]"

            headers = {
                'Authorization': "Bearer REPLACE_BEARER_TOKEN",
                'content-type': "application/json"
                }

            conn.request("DELETE", "/schema-service/document", payload, headers)

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

            print(data.decode("utf-8"))
        - lang: JavaScript
          label: JavaScript
          source: |-
            const data = JSON.stringify([
              "string"
            ]);

            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/schema-service/document");
            xhr.setRequestHeader("Authorization", "Bearer REPLACE_BEARER_TOKEN");
            xhr.setRequestHeader("content-type", "application/json");

            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": "/schema-service/document",
              "headers": {
                "Authorization": "Bearer REPLACE_BEARER_TOKEN",
                "content-type": "application/json"
              }
            };

            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.write(JSON.stringify(['string']));
            req.end();
        - lang: PHP
          label: PHP
          source: |-
            <?php

            $request = new HttpRequest();
            $request->setUrl('https://api.synerise.com/schema-service/document');
            $request->setMethod(HTTP_METH_DELETE);

            $request->setHeaders([
              'Authorization' => 'Bearer REPLACE_BEARER_TOKEN',
              'content-type' => 'application/json'
            ]);

            $request->setBody('["string"]');

            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/schema-service/document")
              .header("Authorization", "Bearer REPLACE_BEARER_TOKEN")
              .header("content-type", "application/json")
              .body("[\"string\"]")
              .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: Documents (legacy)
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.
```