# Delete

To delete an existing role you need to execute a **DELETE** request against the **/roles/:idOrName** endpoint. Role name is more human readable compared to ids, but it is up to you what you are going to use.

You can find **id** and **name** inside the [create role](/reference/rest-api/roles-and-permissions/create.md#response-200-ok) response.

{% hint style="danger" %}
This is a destructive operation which cannot be undone. Note also that you are not allowed to delete roles which are currently used inside a live session and also roles which are set as default roles in rooms.
{% endhint %}

#### Request

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="cURL" %}

```bash
curl --request DELETE \
  --url https://api.digitalsamba.com/api/v1/roles/2d9448b9-d9ee-4102-b31a-f83ab4af2af8 \
  --user YOUR_TEAM_ID:YOUR_DEVELOPER_KEY
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Java" %}

```java
import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;

import java.net.URI;
import java.net.http.HttpClient;
import java.net.http.HttpRequest;
import java.net.http.HttpResponse;
import java.net.http.HttpResponse.BodyHandlers;
import java.util.Base64;
import java.util.Map;

String TEAM_ID = "YOUR_TEAM_ID";
String DEVELOPER_KEY = "YOUR_DEVELOPER_KEY";
String authorizationHeader = "Bearer " + Base64.getEncoder().encodeToString((TEAM_ID + ":" + DEVELOPER_KEY).getBytes());
//Put your role id here - this value is just an example
String roleId = "2d9448b9-d9ee-4102-b31a-f83ab4af2af8";

HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
  .DELETE()
  .uri(new URI("https://api.digitalsamba.com/api/v1/roles/" + roleId))
  .header("Authorization", authorizationHeader)
  .build();

HttpClient client = HttpClient.newHttpClient();
HttpResponse<String> response = client.send(request, BodyHandlers.ofString());

System.out.println("Status code: " + response.statusCode());
System.out.println("Body: " + response.body());
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

**Response (204 -> No Content)**&#x20;

Response is empty because the role was deleted and there is no content to return.


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