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title: "Delete an artifact"
description: "`artifacts.artifacts.delete` (DELETE /v1/{name}): Deletes an artifact; fails while a Release references it or a legal hold is active."
type: reference
product: platform
summary: "Deletes an artifact; fails while a Release references it or a legal hold is active."
updated: 2026-09-28
nav: false
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Deletes an artifact; fails while a Release references it or a legal hold is active.

**Not available yet.** Sylphx Artifacts is declared in the registry but no backend serves it: every call answers `501` with the problem code `UNIMPLEMENTED`.

- **Path** `DELETE https://api.sylphx.com/v1/orgs/acme/projects/shop/artifacts/artifact`
- **Scope** `artifacts:write`
- **Effect** `destructive` — a successful call removes data; the CLI asks before it runs.
- **Collection** [artifacts](/docs/api/artifacts)
- **Query** `etag`, `validate_only`

## Request

| Field | Type | What it is |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `name` | `string` | The name of the artifact to delete. Required. |
| `etag` | `string` | Delete only if the current etag matches. |
| `validate_only` | `bool` | Validate without deleting anything. |

## Response

The call answers with an empty object.

## Errors

- [`UNAUTHENTICATED`](/docs/api/errors/UNAUTHENTICATED) — No valid key or token was presented.
- [`PERMISSION_DENIED`](/docs/api/errors/PERMISSION_DENIED) — The key lacks the method's permission.
- [`RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND`](/docs/api/errors/RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND) — The named Resource does not exist or is not visible.
- [`ETAG_MISMATCH`](/docs/api/errors/ETAG_MISMATCH) — The etag sent does not match the Resource's current etag.
- [`INVALID_STATE`](/docs/api/errors/INVALID_STATE) — The Resource is in a state that forbids the call.
- [`IDEMPOTENCY_KEY_REUSED`](/docs/api/errors/IDEMPOTENCY_KEY_REUSED) — An Idempotency-Key was reused with another body.
- [`IDEMPOTENCY_IN_PROGRESS`](/docs/api/errors/IDEMPOTENCY_IN_PROGRESS) — The first call with this Idempotency-Key is still running.

Every error arrives in the body [Errors](/docs/platform/errors) describes.

## Examples

**cURL**

```curl
curl -X DELETE "https://api.sylphx.com/v1/orgs/acme/projects/shop/artifacts/artifact" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SYLPHX_API_KEY"
```

**TypeScript**

```ts
await sylphx.artifacts.artifacts.delete({ name: 'orgs/acme/projects/shop/artifacts/artifact' })
```

**Rust**

```rust
let mut req = sylphx::artifacts::DeleteArtifactRequest::default();
req.name = "orgs/acme/projects/shop/artifacts/artifact".to_string();
sx.artifacts().artifacts().delete(req).await?;
```

**CLI**

```bash
sylphx artifacts artifacts delete orgs/acme/projects/shop/artifacts/artifact --yes
```

**MCP**

```json
{ "method_id": "artifacts.artifacts.delete", "args": {"name":"orgs/acme/projects/shop/artifacts/artifact"} }
```