---
title: Delete an environment
url: https://developers.wpengine.com/docs/headless-platform/reference/api/endpoints/operations/apps_deleteenvironment/
image: https://developers.wpengine.com/og/docs/headless-platform/reference/api/endpoints/operations/apps_deleteenvironment.png
---

# Delete an environment

DELETE

/v1/accounts/{account}/apps/{app}/environments/{environment}

Select code sample

```sh
curl --request DELETE \
  --url https://js.wpengineapi.com/v1/accounts/example/apps/example/environments/example \
  --header 'Authorization: Basic <credentials>'
```

-

## Authorizations

- **[basicAuth](https://developers.wpengine.com/docs/headless-platform/reference/api/endpoints/#basicauth)**

## Parameters

### Path Parameters

**account**

required

string

Name of your WP Engine Headless Platform account

**app**

required

string

Name of your Headless Platform application

**environment**

required

string

ID of your environment

## Responses

### 200

A successful response.

Media typeapplication/json

object

#### Example generated

```json
{}
```

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