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

# Delete a data view

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

## Paths

- `DELETE` `/api/data_views/data_view/{viewId}`
- `DELETE` `/s/{space_id}/api/data_views/data_view/{viewId}`

- [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

- `viewId` (string)
  An identifier for the data view.

## Description

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

Delete a data view by its identifier. WARNING: When you delete a data view, it cannot be recovered.

## Responses

#### `204`

Indicates a successful call.

#### `404`

Object is not found.

`application/json`

- `error` (enum)
  Values: `Not Found`
- `message` (string)
- `statusCode` (enum)
  Values: `404`
## Code Examples

#### Console

```console
DELETE kbn://api/data_views/data_view/{viewId}
```

#### curl

```curl
curl \
  -X DELETE "${KIBANA_URL}/api/data_views/data_view/${DATA_VIEW_ID}" \
  -H "Authorization: ApiKey ${API_KEY}" \
  -H "kbn-xsrf: true"
```

## Response Examples

#### A not found response.

The requested data view or runtime field was not found in the current Kibana space.

```json
{
  "error": "Not Found",
  "message": "Saved object [index-pattern/caaad6d0-920c-11ed-b36a-874bd1548a00] not found",
  "statusCode": 404
}
```