---
id: catalog-specification-delete
title: "Delete a catalog specification"
description: "Deletes a catalog specification."
sidebar_label: "Delete a catalog specification"
hide_title: true
hide_table_of_contents: true
api: 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
sidebar_class_name: "delete api-method"
info_path: docs/api/catalog
custom_edit_url: null
---

import MethodEndpoint from "@theme/ApiExplorer/MethodEndpoint";
import ParamsDetails from "@theme/ParamsDetails";
import RequestSchema from "@theme/RequestSchema";
import StatusCodes from "@theme/StatusCodes";
import OperationTabs from "@theme/OperationTabs";
import TabItem from "@theme/TabItem";
import Heading from "@theme/Heading";

<Heading
  as={"h1"}
  className={"openapi__heading"}
  children={"Delete a catalog specification"}
>
</Heading>

<MethodEndpoint
  method={"delete"}
  path={"/metadata/metadata_specification/{id}"}
  context={"endpoint"}
>
  
</MethodEndpoint>



Deletes a catalog specification.

<Heading
  id={"request"}
  as={"h2"}
  className={"openapi-tabs__heading"}
  children={"Request"}
>
</Heading>

<ParamsDetails
  parameters={[{"schema":{"title":"Id","type":"string","format":"uuid","description":"Unique ID for the entity, in UUID format."},"in":"path","name":"id","required":true,"description":"Unique ID for the catalog specification."}]}
>
  
</ParamsDetails>

<RequestSchema
  title={"Body"}
  body={undefined}
>
  
</RequestSchema>

<StatusCodes
  id={undefined}
  label={undefined}
  responses={{"2XX":{"description":"Object representing a catalog specification for a nullplatform entity","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"title":"MetadataSpecification","type":"object","properties":{"id":{"title":"Id","type":"string","format":"uuid","description":"Unique ID for the entity, in UUID format."},"name":{"type":"string","minLength":1,"description":"Catalog specification name, for example: Build Coverage, Application Frameworks, Build Vulnerabilities."},"nrn":{"title":"NRN","type":"string","pattern":"^organization=(\\d+|\\*)+(?::account=(\\d+|\\*))?(?::namespace=(\\d+|\\*))?(?::application=(\\d+|\\*))?(?::(build|scope|release|asset|deployment)=(\\d+|\\*))?$","description":"Nullplatform Resource Name (NRN) representing a hierarchical identifier for nullplatform resources."},"entity":{"type":"string","description":"Parent entity that holds metadata information.","enum":["organization","account","namespace","application","build","asset","scope","release","deployment","user"]},"metadata":{"type":"string","nullable":true,"minLength":1,"description":"Entity metadata key, for example: coverage, frameworks, vulnerabilities."},"description":{"type":"string","minLength":1,"description":"Catalog specification description."},"schema":{"type":"object","default":{},"description":"Catalog specification schema. Must be a valid JSON Schema."}},"description":"Object representing a catalog specification for a nullplatform entity","example":{"id":"134544a6-a089-43ba-9d52-5b6e6e4fa8d1","name":"Namespace tags","description":"Add tags as key-value object to namespace entities","nrn":"organization=1","entity":"namespace","metadata":"tags","schema":{"type":"object","properties":{"my_string_property":{"type":"string","tag":true},"my_number_property":{"type":"number","default":0,"tag":"my_custom_tag_name"},"my_object_property":{"type":"object","properties":{"my_nested_property":{"type":"string"}}}},"required":["my_string_property"],"additionalProperties":false}}}}}},"4XX":{"description":"Format for representing errors during API interactions","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"title":"Error","type":"object","properties":{"statusCode":{"type":"number","description":"HTTP status code indicating the error"},"code":{"type":"string","description":"Unique error code for reference and categorization"},"error":{"type":"string","description":"Short, human-readable error type or category"},"message":{"type":"string","description":"Detailed error message providing additional context"}},"description":"Format for representing errors during API interactions","required":["statusCode","error","message"]}}}},"5XX":{"description":"Format for representing errors during API interactions","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"title":"Error","type":"object","properties":{"statusCode":{"type":"number","description":"HTTP status code indicating the error"},"code":{"type":"string","description":"Unique error code for reference and categorization"},"error":{"type":"string","description":"Short, human-readable error type or category"},"message":{"type":"string","description":"Detailed error message providing additional context"}},"description":"Format for representing errors during API interactions","required":["statusCode","error","message"]}}}}}}
>
  
</StatusCodes>