# Delete a project

From **GitHub v3 REST API**.

`DELETE /projects/{project_id}`

Deletes a project board. Returns a `404 Not Found` status if projects are disabled.

## Parameters

### `project_id`

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

## Responses

### `204`

Delete Success

### `304`

Not modified

### `401`

Requires authentication

### `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"}
```

### `403`

Forbidden

### `application/json`

- Type: `object`

```json
{"properties":{"documentation_url":{"type":"string"},"errors":{"items":{"type":"string"},"type":"array"},"message":{"type":"string"}},"type":"object"}
```

### `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"}
```

### `410`

Gone

### `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/projects/{project_id}
```