# Delete

Launch stage: GA

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

Deletes a service or storage credential from the metastore. The caller must be an owner of the credential.

API scopes: unity-catalog

## Path parameters

- `name_arg` (string, optional)
  Name of the credential.

## Query parameters

- `force` (boolean, optional)
  Force an update even if there are dependent services (when purpose is
   **SERVICE**) or dependent external locations and external tables (when
   purpose is **STORAGE**).

## Response

```json
{}
```