The image metadata will be deleted right away, but search queries against ProductSets containing the image may still work until all related caches are refreshed.
The actual image files are not deleted from Google Cloud Storage.
[[["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 2025-06-27 UTC."],[],[],null,["# Method: projects.locations.products.referenceImages.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\nPermanently deletes a reference image.\n\nThe image metadata will be deleted right away, but search queries against ProductSets containing the image may still work until all related caches are refreshed.\n\nThe actual image files are not deleted from Google Cloud Storage.\n\n### HTTP request\n\n`DELETE https://vision.googleapis.com/v1/{name=projects/*/locations/*/products/*/referenceImages/*}`\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 is empty.\n\n### Authorization Scopes\n\nRequires one of the following OAuth scopes:\n\n- `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform`\n- `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-vision`\n\nFor more information, see the [Authentication Overview](https://cloud.google.com/docs/authentication/)."]]