# Delete an installation for the authenticated app

From **GitHub v3 REST API**.

`DELETE /app/installations/{installation_id}`

Uninstalls a GitHub App on a user, organization, or business account. If you prefer to temporarily suspend an app's access to your account's resources, then we recommend the "[Suspend an app installation](https://docs.github.com/enterprise-server@3.0/rest/reference/apps/#suspend-an-app-installation)" endpoint.

You must use a [JWT](https://docs.github.com/enterprise-server@3.0/apps/building-github-apps/authenticating-with-github-apps/#authenticating-as-a-github-app) to access this endpoint.

## Parameters

### `installation_id`

- Location: path
- Required: true
- Type: `integer`

installation_id parameter

## Responses

### `204`

Response

### `404`

Resource not found

### `application/json`

- Type: `object`

Basic Error

```json
{"description":"Basic Error","properties":{"documentation_url":{"type":"string"},"message":{"type":"string"},"status":{"type":"string"},"url":{"type":"string"}},"title":"Basic Error","type":"object"}
```

## Request examples

### cURL

```shell
curl --request DELETE \
  --url {protocol}://{hostname}/api/v3/app/installations/{installation_id}
```