Delete project

Deletes the specified project and all its endpoints, branches, databases, and users.

DELETE /projects/{project_id}

Deletes the specified project and all its endpoints, branches, databases, and users. Deleted projects can be recovered within 7 days using POST /projects/{project_id}/recover. To list recoverable projects, use GET /projects?recoverable=true.

Markdown for AI context

REST API - curl

curl "https://console.neon.tech/api/v2/projects/$PROJECT_ID" \
  -X DELETE \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $NEON_API_KEY"

Every field below is optional. An empty body works too.

Also available in

Bash

neon projects delete <project_id>

Tool: delete_project

Delete a Neon project and all its data. NEVER run autonomously; always ask the user first. For removing single branches, use delete_branch instead.

projectId (string, required) The ID of the project to delete

Console path: Projects → Settings → Delete

Parameters

Project ID

project_id

string

The Neon project ID

Response

200

Deleted the specified project

Depth

Errors

default

General error

This endpoint can return the standard Neon API error response.

Response fields

message Required. Human-readable error message.
code Required. Machine-readable error code.
request_id Optional. Request identifier for debugging. You can provide one with the X-Request-ID header.

Retry guidance

If no response is returned, the request may still have reached the server. This is why retry safety depends on the method and status code.

Idempotent methods (GET, HEAD, OPTIONS) are generally safe to retry after a network error or timeout. Non-idempotent methods (POST, PATCH, DELETE, PUT) can change state, so avoid automatic retries unless your workflow can tolerate duplicate effects.

Responses with 423 Locked or 503 Service Unavailable are safe to retry. 423 Locked means the resource is temporarily locked, usually because another operation is in progress.