ReferenceAPI

Delete a database

Delete a database, running the deletion as an operation.

DELETE https://api.nevia.cloud/v1/databases/{db}
curl -X DELETE "https://api.nevia.cloud/v1/databases/01d4cnjkgq02b6tfqvy8yh391pq" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN"
{
  "database": {
    "id": "01d4cnjkgq02b6tfqvy8yh391pq",
    "workspace": "01d4cnjjq40hnnh0nwmkg35nv2h",
    "name": "api-staging",
    "state": "ready",
    "pending": null,
    "engine": "postgres",
    "version": "18.6",
    "host": "01d4cnjkgq02b6tfqvy8yh391pq.live.nevia.cloud",
    "port": 5432,
    "parent": null,
    "from_checkpoint": "01d4cnjkwhftngfp8vkmp723mhv",
    "generation": 1,
    "protected": false,
    "error": null,
    "created_at": "2026-09-10T12:34:56Z",
    "deleted_at": "2026-09-10T12:34:56Z"
  },
  "operations": [
    "01d4cnjm89yk0r3xtv80dy0x7by"
  ]
}

Authorization

bearerAuth
Authorization Bearer <token>

Send the token in the Authorization: Bearer <token> header. See Authenticate.

In: header

Path Parameters

db* string

Database id: 27 lowercase letters and digits.

Match ^[A-Za-z0-9_-]{1,64}$

Header Parameters

Idempotency-Key? string

Optional retry key, kept 24 hours

Length 1 <= length <= 255

Response

application/json

Deletion accepted. The database is deleting with its database.delete operation running.