# Delete Share

You can delete a specific share from within a cluster using its `clusterId` and `shareId`.

## Endpoints

Use a [<mark style="color:blue;">region-specific endpoint</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/backup-and-storage/network-file-storage/api-how-tos/..#regional-endpoints) to delete a specific share: `https://nfs.{region}.ionos.com/clusters/{clusterId}/shares/{shareId}`

## Request

{% hint style="info" %}
**Note:** The following request contains sample values. Remember to replace them with the relevant information.
{% endhint %}

```json
curl -X 'DELETE' \
  'https://nfs.de-fra.ionos.com/clusters/e69b22a5-8fee-56b1-b6fb-4a07e4205ead/shares/7b1ef56d-dfc6-51fe-aff0-7af2d6747868' \
  -H 'accept: application/json'
```

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Request Header Parameters" %}
To make authenticated requests to the API, the following fields are mandatory in the request header:

| Header Parameters | Required |  Type  | Description                                                                                                                                                               |
| ----------------- | :------: | :----: | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `Authorization`   |    yes   | string | Use a `Bearer token`. For more information, see [Authentication](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/backup-and-storage/network-file-storage/api-how-tos/..#api-authentication). |
| `Content-Type`    |    yes   | string | Set this to `application/json`.                                                                                                                                           |
| {% endtab %}      |          |        |                                                                                                                                                                           |

{% tab title="Path Parameters" %}
Below is the list of mandatory path parameters:

| Body Parameters | Type   | Description                   | Example                                |
| --------------- | ------ | ----------------------------- | -------------------------------------- |
| `clusterId`     | string | The ID (UUID) of the cluster. | `e69b22a5-8fee-56b1-b6fb-4a07e4205ead` |
| `shareId`       | string | The ID (UUID) of the share.   | `7b1ef56d-dfc6-51fe-aff0-7af2d6747868` |
| {% endtab %}    |        |                               |                                        |
| {% endtabs %}   |        |                               |                                        |

## Response

A **202** message confirms that the specified share has been successfully deleted.


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