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# Delete Skill

> Delete a skill: soft-deletes the registry entry and removes its stored folder. The API key's creating user must be a workspace or organization owner.



## OpenAPI

````yaml post /api/v2/skill/delete
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  version: 1.0.0
  title: Octave API
  description: API for Octave workspace management and AI-powered content generation
servers:
  - url: https://app.octavehq.com
security:
  - ApiKeyAuth: []
paths:
  /api/v2/skill/delete:
    post:
      tags:
        - Skill
      summary: Delete Skill
      description: >-
        Delete a skill: soft-deletes the registry entry and removes its stored
        folder. The API key's creating user must be a workspace or organization
        owner.
      operationId: deleteSkill
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                oId:
                  type: string
                  description: Skill oId
                  example: skl_abc123
              required:
                - oId
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Skill deleted successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  _metadata:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Metadata'
                  data:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      success:
                        type: boolean
                    required:
                      - success
                required:
                  - _metadata
                  - data
        '400':
          description: Invalid request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  _metadata:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Metadata'
                required:
                  - _metadata
      deprecated: false
components:
  schemas:
    Metadata:
      type: object
      properties:
        usage:
          type: number
          default: 0
          example: 0
          description: API usage
        requestId:
          type: string
          example: requestId
          description: Request ID
        message:
          type: string
          example: message
          description: Message
        timestamp:
          type: string
          example: '2021-01-01T00:00:00.000Z'
          description: Timestamp
      required:
        - requestId
        - timestamp
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: api_key

````