> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://developers.pcibooking.net/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Delete Data Block

> Delete a data block by its ID.

<Card title="Data Block Tokenization Guide" icon="book" href="/additional-functions/data-blocks">
  Store and manage arbitrary data securely with GDPR-compliant storage locations
</Card>

Permanently deletes a data block and its stored content. Use this to fulfill data deletion requests or when the stored data is no longer needed.

## Error Responses

| HTTP Status | Error Code | Description                                                                                                 |
| ----------- | ---------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 401         | -1003      | Not authenticated. The API key is missing or invalid.                                                       |
| 403         | -1003      | Not authorized. The authenticated user does not own this data block or lacks the `CanWriteData` permission. |
| 404         | -160       | Data block not found. No data block exists with the specified ID.                                           |
| 500         | -150       | Internal system error.                                                                                      |

## Parameters

### Headers

<ParamField header="Authorization" type="string" required>
  Your API key prefixed with `APIKEY`. Example: `APIKEY your-api-key`. See the [Authentication guide](/getting-started/authentication).
</ParamField>

### Path Parameters

<ParamField path="id" type="string" required>
  The ID of the data block returned in the [create method](/api-reference/additional/create-data-block).
</ParamField>

<RequestExample>
  ```javascript Node.js theme={null}
  const dataBlockId = '22222222';

  const response = await fetch(`https://service.pcibooking.net/api/dataBlock/${dataBlockId}`, {
    method: 'DELETE',
    headers: {
      'Authorization': 'APIKEY your-api-key'
    }
  });

  console.log(response.status); // 204 on success
  ```

  ```python Python theme={null}
  import requests

  data_block_id = '22222222'

  response = requests.delete(
      f'https://service.pcibooking.net/api/dataBlock/{data_block_id}',
      headers={
          'Authorization': 'APIKEY your-api-key'
      }
  )

  print(response.status_code)  # 204 on success
  ```
</RequestExample>

## Response

<ResponseExample>
  ```text 204 theme={null}
  No content returned.
  ```

  ```json 400 theme={null}
  {
      "code": -125,
      "message": "Bad input data",
      "moreInfo": "...",
      "errorList": null
  }
  ```

  ```json 401 theme={null}
  {
      "code": -1003,
      "message": "Not authorized to access this resource",
      "moreInfo": "Bad or missing authorization data, expected APIKEY",
      "errorList": null
  }
  ```

  ```json 404 theme={null}
  {
      "code": -1001,
      "message": "Uri not found",
      "moreInfo": "Data block not found",
      "errorList": null
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>