> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.dune.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Delete Folder

> Delete a folder. An empty folder is deleted right away. A folder that still holds subfolders, queries or dashboards is refused with 409 folder_not_empty and the counts, unless recursive=true. A recursive delete removes every subfolder and archives the queries and dashboards inside, as deleting a folder in the Dune app does; move content out first with POST /v1/content/move to keep it in the library.

> [!NOTE]
>
> Minimum required API key scope: `Read/Write`

# Use Cases

* **Remove Empty Folders**: An empty folder is deleted right away.
* **Remove a Folder Tree**: Pass `recursive=true` to delete all subfolders and archive the queries and dashboards inside. To keep the content, move it out first with [Move Queries and Dashboards](https://docs.dune.com/api-reference/folders/endpoint/move-content.md).


## OpenAPI

````yaml DELETE /v1/folders/{folder_id}
openapi: 3.0.1
info:
  contact: {}
  description: Dune API
  title: DuneAPI
  version: '1.0'
servers:
  - url: https://api.dune.com/api
security: []
paths:
  /v1/folders/{folder_id}:
    delete:
      summary: Delete a folder
      description: >-
        Delete a folder. An empty folder is deleted right away. A folder that
        still holds subfolders, queries or dashboards is refused with 409
        folder_not_empty and the counts, unless recursive=true. A recursive
        delete removes every subfolder and archives the queries and dashboards
        inside, as deleting a folder in the Dune app does; move content out
        first with POST /v1/content/move to keep it in the library.
      parameters:
        - description: API Key for the service
          in: header
          name: X-Dune-Api-Key
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
        - description: API Key, alternative to using the HTTP header X-Dune-Api-Key
          in: query
          name: api_key
          schema:
            type: string
        - description: Folder id
          in: path
          name: folder_id
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
        - description: >-
            Delete a folder that is not empty, archiving its queries and
            dashboards
          in: query
          name: recursive
          schema:
            type: boolean
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/models.DeleteFolderResponse'
          description: OK
        '400':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/models.FolderError'
          description: Bad Request
        '401':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/models.Error401'
          description: Unauthorized
        '403':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/models.FolderError'
          description: Forbidden
        '404':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/models.FolderError'
          description: Not Found
        '409':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/models.FolderError'
          description: Conflict
        '500':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/models.Error500'
          description: Internal Server Error
components:
  schemas:
    models.DeleteFolderResponse:
      properties:
        archived_dashboard_count:
          example: 1
          type: integer
        archived_query_count:
          example: 4
          type: integer
        deleted_folder_count:
          description: >-
            DeletedFolderCount counts the folder itself and every subfolder
            deleted with it.
          example: 3
          type: integer
        folder_id:
          example: dp180Cu3jW3L
          type: string
        path:
          example: /Research/RWA
          type: string
      type: object
    models.FolderError:
      properties:
        code:
          enum:
            - invalid_argument
            - folder_not_found
            - content_not_found
            - folder_already_exists
            - folder_not_empty
            - invalid_move
            - not_authorized
            - no_acting_user
            - folder_quota_reached
            - unimplemented
          example: folder_not_found
          type: string
        details:
          allOf:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/models.FolderErrorDetails'
          description: >-
            Details carries the existing folder for folder_already_exists, and
            what a recursive delete

            would remove for folder_not_empty.
        error:
          example: Folder not found
          type: string
      type: object
    models.Error401:
      properties:
        error:
          example: Invalid API Key
          type: string
      type: object
    models.Error500:
      properties:
        error:
          example: Internal error
          type: string
      type: object
    models.FolderErrorDetails:
      properties:
        dashboard_count:
          type: integer
        existing_folder_id:
          type: string
        query_count:
          type: integer
        subfolder_count:
          type: integer
      type: object

````

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