[[["Easy to understand","easyToUnderstand","thumb-up"],["Solved my problem","solvedMyProblem","thumb-up"],["Other","otherUp","thumb-up"]],[["Hard to understand","hardToUnderstand","thumb-down"],["Incorrect information or sample code","incorrectInformationOrSampleCode","thumb-down"],["Missing the information/samples I need","missingTheInformationSamplesINeed","thumb-down"],["Other","otherDown","thumb-down"]],["Last updated 2025-06-17 UTC."],[[["\u003cp\u003eThis webpage documents the process for deleting a backup using a DELETE HTTP request.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThe request URL requires a specific format using gRPC Transcoding, with the backup name as a required path parameter.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThe request body for deleting a backup must be empty, ensuring no additional data is sent.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eA successful delete request returns an Operation instance in the response body.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eDeleting a backup requires the \u003ccode\u003ehttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform\u003c/code\u003e OAuth scope.\u003c/p\u003e\n"]]],[],null,["# Method: projects.locations.backups.delete\n\n- [HTTP request](#body.HTTP_TEMPLATE)\n- [Path parameters](#body.PATH_PARAMETERS)\n- [Request body](#body.request_body)\n- [Response body](#body.response_body)\n- [Authorization scopes](#body.aspect)\n- [Try it!](#try-it)\n\nDeletes a backup.\n\n### HTTP request\n\n`DELETE https://file.googleapis.com/v1/{name=projects/*/locations/*/backups/*}`\n\nThe URL uses [gRPC Transcoding](https://google.aip.dev/127) syntax.\n\n### Path parameters\n\n### Request body\n\nThe request body must be empty.\n\n### Response body\n\nIf successful, the response body contains an instance of [Operation](/filestore/docs/reference/rest/Shared.Types/ListOperationsResponse#Operation).\n\n### Authorization scopes\n\nRequires the following OAuth scope:\n\n- `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform`\n\nFor more information, see the [Authentication Overview](/docs/authentication#authorization-gcp)."]]
