---
title: "Delete Path"
url: https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/api/code-reference/cloud-scale/stratus/delete-path/
description: "This API enables you to perform delete operation on an entire path in Stratus."
last_updated: 2026-08-28T06:26:16Z
service: Cloud Scale
type: api
---

# Delete Path

### Description

This API allows you to delete an entire path and every object stored in that path in a bucket. The Bucket is referred by its [unique bucket name](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/cloud-scale/help/stratus/buckets/name-bucket/#ideal-practices-to-name-a-bucket).

### Request Details

#### Request URL

`DELETE` {api-domain}/baas/v1/project/{project_id}/bucket/object/prefix

- **project_id** (Numerical): The [unique ID](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/getting-started/set-up-a-catalyst-project/general-settings/) of the project

#### Query Parameters

- **bucket_name** (Alphanumeric, mandatory): The [name of the bucket](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/cloud-scale/help/stratus/buckets/name-bucket/#ideal-practices-to-name-a-bucket)

- **prefix** (String, mandatory): Will contain the prefix of the path that needs to be deleted.

#### Request Headers
 **Authorization:** Zoho-oauthtoken {oauth_token} 

**Optional Headers** 

 **CATALYST-ORG:** {org_id}

 **Environment:** Development

#### Scope

ZohoCatalyst.buckets.objects.DELETE

### Response Details

On successful execution, the response will contain the success message confirming the delete operation was successful.

**Sample Request**

```bash

curl -X DELETE https://api.catalyst.zoho.com/baas/v1/project/10108000003823392/bucket/object/prefix?bucket_name=zylker-bucket&prefix=myfolder/
-H "Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.910*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*16.2f*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*57"

```

**Sample Response**

```json

    {
    "status": "success",
    "data": {
        "prefix": "myfolder/",
        "message": "Deletion successful"
    }
    }

```

### SDK Documentation

* [Delete Path - Java SDK](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/sdk/java/v1/cloud-scale/stratus/delete-objects/#delete-a-path-in-the-bucket)
* [Delete Path - Node.js SDK](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/sdk/nodejs/v2/cloud-scale/stratus/delete-objects/#delete-a-path-in-the-bucket)
* [Delete Path - Python SDK](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/sdk/python/v1/cloud-scale/stratus/delete-objects/#delete-a-path-in-the-bucket)
* [Delete Objects - Web SDK](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/sdk/web/v4/cloud-scale/stratus/delete-object/)
* [Delete Path - iOS SDK](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/sdk/ios/v2/cloud-scale/stratus/delete-path/)
* [Delete Path - Android SDK](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/sdk/android/v2/cloud-scale/stratus/delete-path/)
* [Delete Path - Flutter SDK](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/sdk/flutter/v2/cloud-scale/stratus/delete-path/)