# title: Delete project url: https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/api/compliance/apps/projects/delete

# Delete project

DELETE /v1/compliance/apps/projects/{project_id}

Delete a project for compliance purposes.

Hard-deletes the project and all its associated data including:

• All project documents and files
• All role assignments
• Knowledge base (if RAG is enabled)
• Sync sources

Project must have no attached chats - returns 409 if chats exist.

# Path parameters

• project_id: string

  The project ID (tagged ID, e.g., claude_proj_abc123)

# Headers

• "x-api-key": optional string

# Returns

• type: optional "claude_project_deleted"

  Constant string confirming deletion.

  default: claude_project_deleted

• id: string

  The ID of the Claude project that was deleted

# Example

curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/compliance/apps/projects/$PROJECT_ID \
    -X DELETE \
    -H 'anthropic-version: 2023-06-01' \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $ANTHROPIC_COMPLIANCE_API_KEY"

# Response (200)

{
  "id": "id",
  "type": "claude_project_deleted"
}