DELETION_PROTECTED

`spec.deletion_protection` blocks the delete.

Checked 2026-09-28

spec.deletion_protection blocks the delete.

HTTP 400 · gRPC FAILED_PRECONDITION · the error body

#Returned by

Method	Scope	What it does
`data.databases.delete`	`data:write`	Deletes a database. Fails while `spec.deletion_protection` is set.
`data.kv_namespaces.delete`	`data:write`	Deletes a kv namespace. Fails while `spec.deletion_protection` is set.
`data.buckets.delete`	`data:write`	Deletes a bucket. Fails while `spec.deletion_protection` is set.
`data.search_indexes.delete`	`data:write`	Deletes a search index. Fails while `spec.deletion_protection` is set.
`keys.keys.delete`	`keys:write`	Deletes a key and schedules every version's destruction.
`secrets.secrets.delete`	`secrets:write`	Deletes a secret and destroys every version.

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