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layout: default
title: Delete Script
parent: Script APIs
nav_order: 4
---
## Delete script
Deletes a stored script
### Path parameters
Path parameters are optional.
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| Parameter | Data type | Description |
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:--- | :--- | :---
| script-id | String | ID of script to delete. |
### Query parameters
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| Parameter | Data type | Description |
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:--- | :--- | :---
| cluster_manager_timeout | Time | Amount of time to wait for a connection to the cluster manager. Optional, defaults to `30s` . |
| timeout | Time | The period of time to wait for a response. If a response is not received before the timeout value, the request will be dropped.
#### Sample request
The following request deletes the `my-first-script` script:
````json
DELETE _scripts/my-script
````
#### Sample response
The `DELETE _scripts/my-first-script` request returns the following field:
````json
{
"acknowledged" : true
}
````
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To determine whether the stored script was successfully deleted, use the [Get stored script ]({{site.url}}{{site.baseurl}}/api-reference/script-apis/get-stored-script/ ) API, passing the script name as the `script` path parameter.
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### Response fields
The < HTTP METHOD > < endpoint > request returns the following response fields:
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| Field | Data type | Description |
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:--- | :--- | :---
| acknowledged | Boolean | Whether the delete script request was received. |