> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.baseten.co/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Delete a sandbox volume > Permanently deletes an unattached volume and its files. Related guide: [Sandbox volumes](https://docs.baseten.co/sandboxes/volumes.md). ## OpenAPI ````yaml delete /v1/sandboxes/volumes/{volume_name} openapi: 3.1.0 info: description: REST API for management of Baseten resources title: Baseten management API version: 1.0.0 servers: - url: https://api.baseten.co security: - BearerAuth: [] paths: /v1/sandboxes/volumes/{volume_name}: parameters: - $ref: '#/components/parameters/VolumeName' delete: tags: - Volumes summary: Delete a volume description: >- Permanently delete the volume and its data asynchronously. The returned resource has status DELETING. A volume mounted in a sandbox cannot be deleted (409); delete the sandbox first. Repeating the call while it is deleting returns the same resource. operationId: DeleteSandboxVolume parameters: - $ref: '#/components/parameters/TeamId' - $ref: '#/components/parameters/TeamIdHeader' responses: '202': description: Request accepted. content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/SandboxVolumeV1' examples: complete: $ref: '#/components/examples/SandboxVolumeDeleting' '401': $ref: '#/components/responses/SandboxError401' '403': $ref: '#/components/responses/SandboxError403' '404': $ref: '#/components/responses/SandboxError404' '409': $ref: '#/components/responses/SandboxError409' '429': $ref: '#/components/responses/SandboxError429' '500': $ref: '#/components/responses/SandboxError500' components: parameters: VolumeName: name: volume_name in: path required: true description: Volume name returned by creation. schema: type: string minLength: 1 example: datasets TeamId: name: team_id in: query required: false description: >- Optional team ID. Must match X-Team-Id when both are supplied. If neither selector is supplied, defaults to the caller's only accessible team. Callers with multiple accessible teams must select a team. Requests without access to any team are forbidden. schema: minLength: 1 type: string TeamIdHeader: name: X-Team-Id in: header required: false description: >- Optional team ID. Must match the team_id query parameter when both are supplied. If neither selector is supplied, defaults to the caller's only accessible team. Callers with multiple accessible teams must select a team. Requests without access to any team are forbidden. schema: minLength: 1 type: string schemas: SandboxVolumeV1: type: object description: Persistent volume. properties: name: type: string description: >- Volume name, used in volume_name path parameters and sandbox volumes. readOnly: true example: datasets size: oneOf: - type: string - type: integer x-go-type: VolumeSize description: >- Capacity, as a size (e.g. "10Gi", "512Mi") or a number of Mi (e.g. 1024). example: 10Gi region: type: string description: Region of the volume. example: us-pdx-1 status: $ref: '#/components/schemas/SandboxVolumeStatusV1' attached_to: type: string description: >- Name of the sandbox the volume is mounted in. Absent when not mounted. readOnly: true example: baseten-api-review-0916 labels: description: Labels. Omitted from list responses. allOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/SandboxMetadataLabelsV1' created_at: type: string format: date-time readOnly: true example: '2026-10-12T12:00:00Z' updated_at: type: string format: date-time readOnly: true example: '2026-10-12T12:00:00Z' created_by: type: string description: User or service account that created the volume. readOnly: true example: sandbox-automation updated_by: type: string description: User or service account that last updated the volume. readOnly: true example: sandbox-automation required: - name - size - region - status SandboxVolumeStatusV1: type: string description: Volume status, always uppercase. enum: - DEPLOYING - DEPLOYED - FAILED - DELETING example: DEPLOYED SandboxMetadataLabelsV1: type: object description: >- Key-value pairs for organizing and filtering resources. Labels can be used to categorize resources by environment, project, team, or any custom taxonomy. additionalProperties: type: string example: env: development project: api-review team: engineering examples: SandboxVolumeDeleting: summary: Volume being deleted value: name: datasets size: 10Gi region: us-pdx-1 status: DELETING created_at: '2026-10-12T12:00:00Z' updated_at: '2026-10-12T12:30:00Z' created_by: sandbox-automation updated_by: sandbox-automation responses: SandboxError401: description: >- Missing or invalid authentication. Returns a JSON error with code, message, and optional details. content: application/json: example: code: UNAUTHORIZED message: Provide a valid authentication token in the Authorization header. details: header: Authorization SandboxError403: description: >- Insufficient permissions. Returns a JSON error with code, message, and optional details. content: application/json: example: code: FORBIDDEN message: >- This authentication token does not grant permission to perform this operation. details: request_id: a3b7c4d2-91e6-4f08-9b5a-2c6d7e8f1043 SandboxError404: description: >- Resource not found. Returns a JSON error with code, message, and optional details. content: application/json: example: code: NOT_FOUND message: The requested resource was not found. details: request_id: a3b7c4d2-91e6-4f08-9b5a-2c6d7e8f1043 SandboxError409: description: >- Resource is currently in use or conflicts with the requested operation. Returns a JSON error with code, message, and optional details. content: application/json: example: code: RESOURCE_IN_USE message: >- The resource is currently in use or conflicts with the requested operation. details: request_id: a3b7c4d2-91e6-4f08-9b5a-2c6d7e8f1043 SandboxError429: description: >- Request limit exceeded. Returns a JSON error with code, message, and optional details. content: application/json: example: code: RATE_LIMITED message: Too many requests. Try again in 30 seconds. details: retry_after_seconds: 30 SandboxError500: description: >- Internal server error. Returns a JSON error with code, message, and optional details. content: application/json: example: code: INTERNAL_ERROR message: The request could not be completed. Try again later. details: request_id: a3b7c4d2-91e6-4f08-9b5a-2c6d7e8f1043 securitySchemes: BearerAuth: type: http scheme: bearer description: >- Send `Authorization: Bearer `. The legacy `Authorization: Api-Key ` scheme is also accepted. ````