# Delete Accounts Metastore

Launch stage: GA

`DELETE /api/2.0/accounts/{account_id}/metastores/{metastore_id}`

Deletes a Unity Catalog metastore for an account, both specified by ID.

API scopes: unity-catalog

## Path parameters

- `account_id` (string, optional)
  <Databricks> account ID of any type. For non-E2 account types, get your account ID from the [Accounts Console](https://docs.databricks.com/administration-guide/account-settings/usage.html)
- `metastore_id` (string, optional)
  Unity Catalog metastore ID

## Query parameters

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

## Response

```json
{}
```