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# Delete Worker

> Queues the worker for deletion and stops its billing. Containers and volumes go with it, so this cannot be undone.

Requires `confirmation` to equal the worker name exactly.



## OpenAPI

````yaml DELETE /workers/{worker}
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: CloudBlast API
  description: >-
    The CloudBlast V2 API provides a modern RESTful interface for managing your
    cloud infrastructure programmatically. All responses follow a consistent `{
    "data": ... }` or `{ "error": ... }` format.
  version: 2.0.0
servers:
  - url: https://console.cloudblast.io/api/v2
    description: Production
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
paths:
  /workers/{worker}:
    delete:
      tags:
        - Workers
      summary: Delete a worker
      description: >-
        Queues the worker for deletion and stops its billing. Containers and
        volumes go with it, so this cannot be undone.


        Requires `confirmation` to equal the worker name exactly.
      operationId: deleteWorker
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/WorkerIdentifier'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/DeleteWorkerRequest'
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Worker queued for deletion
        '400':
          description: Confirmation must match the worker name.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
              example:
                error:
                  code: CONFIRMATION_MISMATCH
                  message: Confirmation must match the worker name.
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthenticated'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '422':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ValidationError'
components:
  parameters:
    WorkerIdentifier:
      name: worker
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
        format: uuid
      description: Worker UUID, as returned in the `uuid` field.
      example: 7c9e6679-7425-40de-944b-e07fc1f90ae7
  schemas:
    DeleteWorkerRequest:
      type: object
      required:
        - confirmation
      properties:
        confirmation:
          type: string
          description: Must equal the worker name exactly.
          example: api-worker
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          properties:
            code:
              type: string
              description: Machine-readable error code
            message:
              type: string
              description: Human-readable error message
          required:
            - code
            - message
  responses:
    Unauthenticated:
      description: Authentication failed
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          example:
            error:
              code: UNAUTHENTICATED
              message: >-
                Missing or invalid Authorization header. Use: Authorization:
                Bearer <token>
    NotFound:
      description: Resource not found
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          example:
            error:
              code: NOT_FOUND
              message: Server not found.
    ValidationError:
      description: Validation failed
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              error:
                type: object
                properties:
                  code:
                    type: string
                    example: VALIDATION_ERROR
                  message:
                    type: string
                    example: The given data was invalid.
                  details:
                    type: object
                    additionalProperties:
                      type: array
                      items:
                        type: string
                    example:
                      name:
                        - The name field is required.
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: >-
        API token from your CloudBlast account settings. Pass as `Authorization:
        Bearer <token>`.

````