# Delete volume backup

Delete the volume backup

Required permission: Project > Volumes > Backups > Delete

**Path parameters:**

{object}
- `projectId`: (string) (required) ID of the project
- `volumeId`: (string) (required) ID of the volume
- `backupId`: (string) (required) ID of the backup

**Response body:**

{object}
- `data`: {object}

## API reference

DELETE /v1/projects/{projectId}/volumes/{volumeId}/backups/{backupId}

DELETE /v1/teams/{teamId}/projects/{projectId}/volumes/{volumeId}/backups/{backupId}

### Example Response

200 OK: The operation was performed successfully.

```json
{
  "data": {}
}
```

## CLI reference

$ northflank delete volume backup

Options:

- `--projectId <projectId>`: ID of the project

- `--volumeId <volumeId>`: ID of the volume

- `--backupId <backupId>`: ID of the backup

- `--verbose `: Verbose output

- `--quiet `: No console output

- `--force `: Don't ask for confirmation

- `-o --output <format>`: Output formatting 

### Example Response

 The operation was performed successfully.

```json
{}
```

## JavaScript client reference

### Example request



```javascript
await apiClient.delete.volume.backup({
  parameters: {
    "projectId": "default-project",
    "volumeId": "example-volume",
    "backupId": "example-backup"
  }    
});
```

### Example Response

 The operation was performed successfully.

```json
{
  "data": {},
  "rawResponse": "...",
  "request": "...",
  "error": "..."
}
```

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