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

# Delete component

> Permanently delete a Component from a Project. Requires admin access to the Project, and the Project must have Components enabled.



## OpenAPI

````yaml https://api.qlty.sh/openapi.json delete /gh/{ownerKeyOrId}/projects/{projectKeyOrId}/components/{componentIdOrName}
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Qlty API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >-
    The Qlty API is organized around REST. It provides predictable,
    resource-oriented URLs, accepts JSON-encoded request bodies, and returns
    JSON-encoded responses.
servers:
  - url: https://api.qlty.sh
security:
  - Bearer: []
tags:
  - name: Service
    description: Service status and API discovery operations
  - name: User
    description: Operations for the authenticated user
  - name: Workspaces
    description: Operations for managing workspaces
  - name: Projects
    description: Operations for managing projects
  - name: Issues
    description: Operations for managing issues
  - name: Metrics
    description: Operations for retrieving metrics
  - name: Components
    description: Operations for retrieving components
  - name: Coverage
    description: Operations for retrieving code coverage data
paths:
  /gh/{ownerKeyOrId}/projects/{projectKeyOrId}/components/{componentIdOrName}:
    delete:
      tags:
        - Components
      summary: Delete component
      description: >-
        Permanently delete a Component from a Project. Requires admin access to
        the Project, and the Project must have Components enabled.
      operationId: deleteComponent
      parameters:
        - schema:
            type: string
            minLength: 3
            example: acme-corp
            description: Repository owner name (login) or workspace ID
          required: true
          description: Repository owner name (login) or workspace ID
          name: ownerKeyOrId
          in: path
        - schema:
            type: string
            minLength: 3
            example: my-repo
            description: Repository name or project ID
          required: true
          description: Repository name or project ID
          name: projectKeyOrId
          in: path
        - schema:
            type: string
            minLength: 1
            example: backend-api
            description: Component ID or name
          required: true
          description: Component ID or name
          name: componentIdOrName
          in: path
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Component deleted
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '403':
          description: Forbidden
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '404':
          description: Not Found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '429':
          description: Rate Limit Exceeded
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '500':
          description: Internal Server Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
components:
  schemas:
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        errors:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              status:
                type: string
                example: '400'
              title:
                type: string
                example: Bad Request
              detail:
                type: string
                example: The request was invalid.
            required:
              - status
              - title
              - detail
      required:
        - errors
  securitySchemes:
    Bearer:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: Generate an API token at https://qlty.sh/user/settings/tokens

````