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# Source: https://docs.claude.com/en/api/skills/delete-skill.md

# Delete Skill

## OpenAPI

````yaml delete /v1/skills/{skill_id}
paths:
  path: /v1/skills/{skill_id}
  method: delete
  servers:
    - url: https://api.anthropic.com
  request:
    security: []
    parameters:
      path:
        skill_id:
          schema:
            - type: string
              required: true
              title: Skill Id
              description: |-
                Unique identifier for the skill.

                The format and length of IDs may change over time.
      query: {}
      header:
        anthropic-beta:
          schema:
            - type: array
              items:
                allOf:
                  - type: string
              required: false
              title: Anthropic-Beta
              description: >-
                Optional header to specify the beta version(s) you want to use.


                To use multiple betas, use a comma separated list like
                `beta1,beta2` or specify the header multiple times for each
                beta.
        anthropic-version:
          schema:
            - type: string
              required: true
              title: Anthropic-Version
              description: >-
                The version of the Claude API you want to use.


                Read more about versioning and our version history
                [here](https://docs.claude.com/en/docs/build-with-claude/versioning).
        x-api-key:
          schema:
            - type: string
              required: true
              title: X-Api-Key
              description: >-
                Your unique API key for authentication.


                This key is required in the header of all API requests, to
                authenticate your account and access Anthropic's services. Get
                your API key through the
                [Console](https://console.anthropic.com/settings/keys). Each key
                is scoped to a Workspace.
      cookie: {}
    body: {}
    codeSamples:
      - lang: bash
        source: >-
          curl -X DELETE
          "https://api.anthropic.com/v1/skills/skill_01AbCdEfGhIjKlMnOpQrStUv" \
               -H "x-api-key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY" \
               -H "anthropic-version: 2023-06-01" \
               -H "anthropic-beta: skills-2025-10-02"
      - lang: python
        source: |-
          import anthropic

          client = anthropic.Anthropic()

          client.beta.skills.delete(
              "skill_01AbCdEfGhIjKlMnOpQrStUv",
              betas=["skills-2025-10-02"],
          )
      - lang: javascript
        source: >-
          import Anthropic from '@anthropic-ai/sdk';


          const anthropic = new Anthropic();


          await anthropic.beta.skills.delete("skill_01AbCdEfGhIjKlMnOpQrStUv",
          {{
            betas: ["skills-2025-10-02"],
          }});
  response:
    '200':
      application/json:
        schemaArray:
          - type: object
            properties:
              id:
                allOf:
                  - type: string
                    title: Id
                    description: |-
                      Unique identifier for the skill.

                      The format and length of IDs may change over time.
                    examples:
                      - skill_01JAbcdefghijklmnopqrstuvw
              type:
                allOf:
                  - type: string
                    title: Type
                    description: |-
                      Deleted object type.

                      For Skills, this is always `"skill_deleted"`.
                    default: skill_deleted
            title: DeleteSkillResponse
            refIdentifier: '#/components/schemas/DeleteSkillResponse'
            requiredProperties:
              - id
              - type
        examples:
          example:
            value:
              id: skill_01JAbcdefghijklmnopqrstuvw
              type: skill_deleted
        description: Successful Response
    4XX:
      application/json:
        schemaArray:
          - type: object
            properties:
              error:
                allOf:
                  - discriminator:
                      mapping:
                        api_error: '#/components/schemas/APIError'
                        authentication_error: '#/components/schemas/AuthenticationError'
                        billing_error: '#/components/schemas/BillingError'
                        invalid_request_error: '#/components/schemas/InvalidRequestError'
                        not_found_error: '#/components/schemas/NotFoundError'
                        overloaded_error: '#/components/schemas/OverloadedError'
                        permission_error: '#/components/schemas/PermissionError'
                        rate_limit_error: '#/components/schemas/RateLimitError'
                        timeout_error: '#/components/schemas/GatewayTimeoutError'
                      propertyName: type
                    oneOf:
                      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/InvalidRequestError'
                      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/AuthenticationError'
                      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/BillingError'
                      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/PermissionError'
                      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/NotFoundError'
                      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/RateLimitError'
                      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/GatewayTimeoutError'
                      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/APIError'
                      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/OverloadedError'
                    title: Error
              request_id:
                allOf:
                  - anyOf:
                      - type: string
                      - type: 'null'
                    default: null
                    title: Request Id
              type:
                allOf:
                  - const: error
                    default: error
                    title: Type
                    type: string
            title: ErrorResponse
            refIdentifier: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
            requiredProperties:
              - error
              - request_id
              - type
        examples:
          example:
            value:
              error:
                message: Invalid request
                type: invalid_request_error
              request_id: <string>
              type: error
        description: >-
          Error response.


          See our [errors
          documentation](https://docs.claude.com/en/docs/build-with-claude/errors)
          for more details.
  deprecated: false
  type: path
components:
  schemas:
    APIError:
      properties:
        message:
          default: Internal server error
          title: Message
          type: string
        type:
          const: api_error
          default: api_error
          title: Type
          type: string
      required:
        - message
        - type
      title: APIError
      type: object
    AuthenticationError:
      properties:
        message:
          default: Authentication error
          title: Message
          type: string
        type:
          const: authentication_error
          default: authentication_error
          title: Type
          type: string
      required:
        - message
        - type
      title: AuthenticationError
      type: object
    BillingError:
      properties:
        message:
          default: Billing error
          title: Message
          type: string
        type:
          const: billing_error
          default: billing_error
          title: Type
          type: string
      required:
        - message
        - type
      title: BillingError
      type: object
    GatewayTimeoutError:
      properties:
        message:
          default: Request timeout
          title: Message
          type: string
        type:
          const: timeout_error
          default: timeout_error
          title: Type
          type: string
      required:
        - message
        - type
      title: GatewayTimeoutError
      type: object
    InvalidRequestError:
      properties:
        message:
          default: Invalid request
          title: Message
          type: string
        type:
          const: invalid_request_error
          default: invalid_request_error
          title: Type
          type: string
      required:
        - message
        - type
      title: InvalidRequestError
      type: object
    NotFoundError:
      properties:
        message:
          default: Not found
          title: Message
          type: string
        type:
          const: not_found_error
          default: not_found_error
          title: Type
          type: string
      required:
        - message
        - type
      title: NotFoundError
      type: object
    OverloadedError:
      properties:
        message:
          default: Overloaded
          title: Message
          type: string
        type:
          const: overloaded_error
          default: overloaded_error
          title: Type
          type: string
      required:
        - message
        - type
      title: OverloadedError
      type: object
    PermissionError:
      properties:
        message:
          default: Permission denied
          title: Message
          type: string
        type:
          const: permission_error
          default: permission_error
          title: Type
          type: string
      required:
        - message
        - type
      title: PermissionError
      type: object
    RateLimitError:
      properties:
        message:
          default: Rate limited
          title: Message
          type: string
        type:
          const: rate_limit_error
          default: rate_limit_error
          title: Type
          type: string
      required:
        - message
        - type
      title: RateLimitError
      type: object

````