DELETE
/repos/{owner}/{repo}/code-scanning/codeql/databases/{language}Delete a CodeQL database
Deletes a CodeQL database for a language in a repository.
OAuth app tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the repo scope to use this endpoint with private or public repositories, or the public_repo scope to use this endpoint with only public repositories.
- RetriesRetries up to 2×, 500ms backoff, 30s timeout.
ownerstringrequired
The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
repostringrequired
The name of the repository without the `.git` extension. The name is not case sensitive.
languagestringrequired
The language of the CodeQL database.
204Response
403Response if the repository is archived or if GitHub Advanced Security is not enabled for this repository
messagestringoptional
documentation_urlstringoptional
urlstringoptional
statusstringoptional
404Resource not found
messagestringoptional
documentation_urlstringoptional
urlstringoptional
statusstringoptional
503Service unavailable
codestringoptional
messagestringoptional
documentation_urlstringoptional
Error handling
A 403 is returned: Response if the repository is archived or if GitHub Advanced Security is not enabled for this repository. A 404 is returned: Resource not found. A 503 is returned: Service unavailable.