# Delete Registry

To delete your container registry, destroying all container image data stored in it. The `registryId` must be provided. You can get it through [<mark style="color:blue;">GET Registries API call</mark>](/cloud/containers/private-container-registry/api-howtos/registries.md).

Delete the registry using the following `curl` command:

{% hint style="info" %}
**Note:** The sample `requestID` is `789f8e3c-d5c8-4359-8f85-c200fb89e97c`.
{% endhint %}

## Request

```bash
    curl --location  \
    --request DELETE 'https://api.ionos.com/containerregistries/registries/789f8e3c-d5c8-4359-8f85-c200fb89e97c' \
    --header 'Authorization: Bearer ${TOKEN}' \
--data-raw ''
```

### Path parameter

| **Field**      | **Type** |                        **Description**                        | **Example**                            |
| -------------- | :------: | :-----------------------------------------------------------: | -------------------------------------- |
| **registryId** |  string  | The ID of the registry to be deleted. It is a required field. | `789f8e3c-d5c8-4359-8f85-c200fb89e97c` |

## Response

**204 - No Content**

The request was successfully fulfilled and there is no content in the body.

**404 Bad Request - Not Found**

```json
{
   "msg": "Not Found"
}
```

This way you can delete the registry completely.


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