---
type: api
title: Delete a skill
description: **Spaces method and path for this operation:**
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/v9/operation/operation-delete-agent-builder-skills-skillid
resource: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/v9/operation/operation-delete-agent-builder-skills-skillid
products:
  - Kibana
---

# Delete a skill

Availability: 9.4+

- Server: `https://{kibana_url}`

## Paths

- `DELETE` `/api/agent_builder/skills/{skillId}`
- `DELETE` `/s/{space_id}/api/agent_builder/skills/{skillId}`

- [Api key auth](/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/v9/authentication#apikeyauth)
- [Basic auth](/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/v9/authentication#basicauth)

#### Path Parameters

- `skillId` (string · min: 1 · max: 512)
  The unique identifier of the skill.

## Description

Refer to [Spaces](https://www.elastic.co/docs/deploy-manage/manage-spaces) for more information.

Delete a user-created skill by ID. If agents still reference the skill, the request returns 409 unless force=true, which removes the skill from agents first. Built-in skills cannot be deleted. To learn more about Agent Builder skills, refer to the [skills documentation](https://www.elastic.co/docs/explore-analyze/ai-features/agent-builder/skills).<br/><br/>[Required authorization] Route required privileges: agentBuilder:manageSkills.

## Query String Parameters

- `force` (boolean · default: false)
  If true, removes the skill from agents that use it and then deletes it. If false and any agent uses the skill, the request returns 409 Conflict with the list of agents.

## Response

Indicates a successful response

## Code Examples

#### Console

```console
DELETE kbn:/api/agent_builder/skills/{skillId}
```

#### curl

```curl
curl \
  -X DELETE "https://${KIBANA_URL}/api/agent_builder/skills/{skillId}?force=false" \
  -H "Authorization: ApiKey ${API_KEY}" \
  -H "kbn-xsrf: true"
```

## Response Examples

#### Delete skill response

Example response showing that the deletion operation was successful

```json
{
  "success": true
}
```