## Delete R2 catalog metadata

**post** `/accounts/{account_id}/r2-catalog/{bucket_name}/delete`

Removes the catalog from the control plane without deleting R2 bucket objects.
Set force=true to remove catalog namespaces, tables, views, and maintenance
metadata. Force deletion is limited to a configured catalog object count.

### Path Parameters

- `account_id: string`

  Use this to identify the account.

- `bucket_name: string`

  Specifies the R2 bucket name.

### Query Parameters

- `force: optional boolean`

  Remove child metadata before deleting the catalog.

### Example

```http
curl https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/$ACCOUNT_ID/r2-catalog/$BUCKET_NAME/delete \
    -X POST \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN"
```