--- title: Delete a schema --- [Skip to content](#_top) [API Reference](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/typescript) [API Gateway](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/typescript/resources/api_gateway) [User Schemas](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/typescript/resources/api_gateway/subresources/user_schemas) Copy Markdown Open in **Claude**Open in **ChatGPT**Open in **Cursor** --- **Copy Markdown****View as Markdown** # Delete a schema Deprecated: Use \[Schema Validation API](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/schema\_validation/) instead. client.apiGateway.userSchemas.delete(stringschemaID, UserSchemaDeleteParams {zone\_id } params, RequestOptionsoptions?): [UserSchemaDeleteResponse]() {errors, messages, success } DELETE/zones/{zone\_id}/api\_gateway/user\_schemas/{schema\_id} Permanently removes an uploaded OpenAPI schema from API Shield schema validation. Operations using this schema will lose their validation rules. Deprecated; use `/zones/{zone_id}/schema_validation/schemas/{schema_id}` instead. ##### Security

API Token

The preferred authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. Create a token. **Example:**Authorization: Bearer Sn3lZJTBX6kkg7OdcBUAxOO963GEIyGQqnFTOFYY

API Email + API Key

The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API, used in conjunction with a Global API key. **Example:**X-Auth-Email: user@example.com The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. When possible, use API tokens instead of Global API keys. **Example:**X-Auth-Key: 144c9defac04969c7bfad8efaa8ea194

##### Accepted Permissions (at least one required) `Account API Gateway``Domain API Gateway` ##### ParametersExpand Collapse schemaID: string formatuuid maxLength36 [Link to this property](<#(resource)%20api_gateway.user_schemas%20%3E%20(method)%20delete%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20schema_id%20%3E%20(schema)>)

params: UserSchemaDeleteParams {zone\_id }

zone\_id: string Identifier. maxLength32 Link to this property

[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20api_gateway.user_schemas%20%3E%20(method)%20delete%20%3E%20(params)%20default>) ##### ReturnsExpand Collapse

UserSchemaDeleteResponse {errors, messages, success }

errors: Message {code, message, documentation\_url, source }

code: number minimum1000 Link to this property message: string Link to this property documentation\_url?: string Link to this property

source?: Source {pointer }

pointer?: string Link to this property

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messages: Message {code, message, documentation\_url, source }

code: number minimum1000 Link to this property message: string Link to this property documentation\_url?: string Link to this property

source?: Source {pointer }

pointer?: string Link to this property

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Link to this property success: true Whether the API call was successful. Link to this property

[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20api_gateway.user_schemas%20%3E%20(model)%20user_schema_delete_response%20%3E%20(schema)>) ### Delete a schema TypeScript HTTPTypeScriptPythonGoTerraform ``` import Cloudflare from 'cloudflare'; const client = new Cloudflare({ apiToken: process.env['CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN'], // This is the default and can be omitted }); const userSchema = await client.apiGateway.userSchemas.delete( 'f174e90a-fafe-4643-bbbc-4a0ed4fc8415', { zone_id: '023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353' }, ); console.log(userSchema.errors); ``` 200 example ``` { "errors": [ { "code": 1000, "message": "message", "documentation_url": "documentation_url", "source": { "pointer": "pointer" } } ], "messages": [ { "code": 1000, "message": "message", "documentation_url": "documentation_url", "source": { "pointer": "pointer" } } ], "success": true } ``` ##### Returns Examples 200 example ``` { "errors": [ { "code": 1000, "message": "message", "documentation_url": "documentation_url", "source": { "pointer": "pointer" } } ], "messages": [ { "code": 1000, "message": "message", "documentation_url": "documentation_url", "source": { "pointer": "pointer" } } ], "success": true } ```