---
type: api
title: Delete license
description: Deletes the license.
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/cloud-enterprise/operation/operation-delete-license
resource: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/cloud-enterprise/operation/operation-delete-license
products:
  - Elastic Cloud Enterprise
---

# Delete license

## Paths

- `DELETE` `/platform/license`

- [Basic auth](/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/cloud-enterprise/authentication#basicauth)
- [Api key auth](/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/cloud-enterprise/authentication#apikey)

## Description

Deletes the license.

## Responses

#### `200`

The license was deleted.

`application/json`

Type: `EmptyResponse`

#### `404`

The license cannot be found. (code: `license.license_not_found`)

`application/json`

- `errors` ([] BasicFailedReplyElement)
  A list of errors that occurred in the failing request
  - `code` (string)
    A structured code representing the error type that occurred
  - `message` (string)
    A human readable message describing the error that occurred
  - `fields` ([] string)
    If the error can be tied to a specific field or fields in the user request, this lists those fields
##### Response Headers

- `x-cloud-error-codes` (enum)
  The error codes associated with the response

## Code Examples

#### Console

```console
DELETE /platform/license
```

#### curl

```curl
curl -X DELETE "/platform/license"
```