# Delete an Identity Provider

To delete an IDP, perform a `DELETE` request with the `identityProviderId` of the IDP.

## Endpoint

Use the following endpoint to delete an IDP: `https://iam.ionos.com/federation/identityproviders/{identityProviderId}`.

## Request

{% hint style="info" %}
**Note:** The following request contains a sample `identityProviderId`. Replace it with the `identityProviderId` value, whose information you want to delete.
{% endhint %}

```bash
curl --location \
--request DELETE 'https://iam.ionos.com/federation/identityproviders/5e6323da-8a45-5732-bec1-d7c29c1dc890' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJraWQiO' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json'
```

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

| **Body Parameters**  | **Type** | **Description**                        | **Example**                            |
| -------------------- | -------- | -------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------- |
| `identityProviderId` | string   | The ID (UUID) of the IdentityProvider. | `5e6323da-8a45-5732-bec1-d7c29c1dc890` |
| {% endtab %}         |          |                                        |                                        |

{% 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  | The Bearer token enables requests to authenticate using a JSON Web Token (JWT). From the DCD, [<mark style="color:blue;">Generate authentication token</mark>](/cloud/set-up-ionos-cloud/management/identity-access-management/token-manager.md#generate-authentication-token). |
| `Content-Type`        |      yes     |  string  | Set this to `application/json`.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| {% endtab %}          |              |          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| {% endtabs %}         |              |          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |

## Response

**202 Successful operation**


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