Data Catalog API methods that are related to Data Catalog search and metadata are deprecated and will be discontinued on January 30, 2026. SeeTransition from Data Catalog to Dataplex Universal Catalog. Methods that are related to policy tags and policy tag taxonomies are not deprecated.
[[["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 2025-07-17 UTC."],[[["\u003cp\u003eThis page documents the process for deleting a tag template and all associated tags within the Data Catalog.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThe deletion is performed via an HTTP DELETE request to a specific endpoint, with the tag template's name specified in the path.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eA \u003ccode\u003eforce\u003c/code\u003e query parameter, which must be set to \u003ccode\u003etrue\u003c/code\u003e, is mandatory for deleting the template and any tags that are utilizing it.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThe request body must be empty, and a successful deletion is confirmed with an empty JSON object in the response.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eAuthorization for this operation requires the \u003ccode\u003ehttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform\u003c/code\u003e OAuth scope.\u003c/p\u003e\n"]]],[],null,["# Method: projects.locations.tagTemplates.delete\n\n- [HTTP request](#body.HTTP_TEMPLATE)\n- [Path parameters](#body.PATH_PARAMETERS)\n- [Query parameters](#body.QUERY_PARAMETERS)\n- [Request body](#body.request_body)\n- [Response body](#body.response_body)\n- [Authorization scopes](#body.aspect)\n- [Try it!](#try-it)\n\n| Data Catalog is deprecated. Please use Dataplex Universal Catalog instead.\nDeletes a tag template and all tags that use it.\n\nYou must enable the Data Catalog API in the project identified by the `name` parameter. For more information, see [Data Catalog resource project](https://cloud.google.com/data-catalog/docs/concepts/resource-project).\n\n### HTTP request\n\n`DELETE https://datacatalog.googleapis.com/v1/{name}`\n\n### Path parameters\n\n### Query parameters\n\n### Request body\n\nThe request body must be empty.\n\n### Response body\n\nIf successful, the response body is an empty JSON object.\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)."]]
