# Delete

Launch stage: GA

`DELETE /api/2.1/unity-catalog/catalogs/{name_arg}`

Deletes the catalog that matches the supplied name. The caller must be a metastore admin or the owner of the catalog.

API scopes: unity-catalog

## Path parameters

- `name_arg` (string, optional)
  The name of the catalog.

## Query parameters

- `force` (boolean, optional)
  Force deletion even if the catalog is not empty.

## Response

```json
{}
```