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DELETE
https://sandbox.getcollate.io/api
/
v1
/
classifications
/
{id}
DELETE /v1/classifications/{id}
from metadata.sdk import configure
from metadata.sdk.entities import Classifications

configure(
    host="https://your-company.getcollate.io/api",
    jwt_token="your-jwt-token"
)

# Soft delete by ID
Classifications.delete("06d90883-6be9-4f7e-9475-753f10a95e94")

# Hard delete
Classifications.delete(
    "06d90883-6be9-4f7e-9475-753f10a95e94",
    hard_delete=True
)

# Delete by name
Classifications.delete_by_name("Certification")

# Restore a soft-deleted classification
Classifications.restore("06d90883-6be9-4f7e-9475-753f10a95e94")

{
  "id": "06d90883-6be9-4f7e-9475-753f10a95e94",
  "name": "Certification",
  "fullyQualifiedName": "Certification",
  "description": "Certifying Data Asset will provide the users with a clear idea of...",
  "version": 0.2,
  "updatedAt": 1769982619610,
  "updatedBy": "admin",
  "deleted": true,
  "owners": [],
  "provider": "system",
  "mutuallyExclusive": true
}

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Delete a Classification

Delete a classification by ID or fully qualified name. Supports soft delete (default), hard delete, and restore operations.

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Delete by ID

​
id
string
required
UUID of the classification to delete.
​
recursive
boolean
default:"false"
Recursively delete all tags within this classification.
​
hardDelete
boolean
default:"false"
Permanently delete the classification. If false, the classification is soft-deleted and can be restored.

​
Delete by Name

Use DELETE /v1/classifications/name/{fqn} to delete by fully qualified name.
​
fqn
string
required
Fully qualified name of the classification (e.g., Certification).
​
recursive
boolean
default:"false"
Recursively delete all tags.
​
hardDelete
boolean
default:"false"
Permanently delete the classification.

​
Restore a Soft-Deleted Classification

Use PUT /v1/classifications/restore to restore a soft-deleted classification.
​
id
string
required
UUID of the soft-deleted classification to restore.
DELETE /v1/classifications/{id}
from metadata.sdk import configure
from metadata.sdk.entities import Classifications

configure(
    host="https://your-company.getcollate.io/api",
    jwt_token="your-jwt-token"
)

# Soft delete by ID
Classifications.delete("06d90883-6be9-4f7e-9475-753f10a95e94")

# Hard delete
Classifications.delete(
    "06d90883-6be9-4f7e-9475-753f10a95e94",
    hard_delete=True
)

# Delete by name
Classifications.delete_by_name("Certification")

# Restore a soft-deleted classification
Classifications.restore("06d90883-6be9-4f7e-9475-753f10a95e94")

{
  "id": "06d90883-6be9-4f7e-9475-753f10a95e94",
  "name": "Certification",
  "fullyQualifiedName": "Certification",
  "description": "Certifying Data Asset will provide the users with a clear idea of...",
  "version": 0.2,
  "updatedAt": 1769982619610,
  "updatedBy": "admin",
  "deleted": true,
  "owners": [],
  "provider": "system",
  "mutuallyExclusive": true
}

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Returns

Soft delete returns the classification object with deleted: true. Hard delete returns no content (204). Restore returns the restored classification object.

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Error Handling

CodeError TypeDescription
401UNAUTHORIZEDInvalid or missing authentication token
403FORBIDDENUser lacks permission to delete this classification
404NOT_FOUNDClassification with given ID or FQN does not exist