# Delete a data source

Permanently deletes the specified ingestion data source (dataSourceId).

Deleting a data source also deletes all datasets it contains (and their data). This action is irreversible.

Requires a valid x-api-key with permission to manage data sources in the target account.

Endpoint: DELETE /v1/data-sources/{dataSourceId}
Version: v1
Security: x-api-key

## Path parameters:

  - `dataSourceId` (integer, required)
    Unique identifier for the data source.
    Example: 4754489

## Response 200 fields (application/json):

  - `requestId` (string)
    Unique identifier for the request.
    Example: "b0eac937-c25c-47a5-bb7e-552f6b860458"

  - `status` (string)
    Indicates the status of the request.
    Example: "success"

  - `message` (string)
    Human-readable message describing the outcome of the request (for display/logging; not intended for programmatic parsing).
    Example: "Resource deleted successfully"

## Response 400 fields (application/json):

  - `requestId` (string)
    Unique identifier for the request.
    Example: "b0eac937-c25c-47a5-bb7e-552f6b860458"

  - `status` (string)
    Indicates the status of the request.
    Example: "error"

  - `errors` (array)

  - `errors.code` (string,null)
    A machine-readable error code that identifies the type of error.
    Example: "invalid_input"

  - `errors.message` (string)
    A human-readable message explaining the error.
    Example: "The provided parameter is invalid."

  - `errors.field` (string)
    The name of the request field associated with the error, if applicable.
    Example: "datasetId"

  - `errors.type` (string)
    The category or context of the error, such as validation or permission.
    Example: "validation"

## Response 401 fields (application/json):

  - `requestId` (string)
    Unique identifier for the request.
    Example: "b0eac937-c25c-47a5-bb7e-552f6b860458"

  - `status` (string)
    Indicates the status of the request.
    Example: "error"

  - `errors` (array)

## Response 403 fields (application/json):

  - `requestId` (string)
    Unique identifier for the request.
    Example: "b0eac937-c25c-47a5-bb7e-552f6b860458"

  - `status` (string)
    Indicates the status of the request.
    Example: "error"

  - `errors` (array)