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# rootset_delete_database

> Start administrator database deletion, removing its tables, rows and cell history.

## Workflow

```mermaid theme={"system"}
flowchart LR
  discover["Find the database"] --> invoke["Delete database"]
  invoke --> outcome["Check the job result"]
```

## Access and behavior

Requires a current workspace role of **Admin** or higher. The connection needs `databases:manage` scope.

* This tool changes data or starts work. Confirm the target and input before calling it.
* Keep the same `idempotencyKey` when retrying an unchanged request; use a new key for different input.
* A returned job is pending work. Use [rootset\_get\_job](/mcp-reference/rootset_get_job) to check its final result.

## Arguments

| Argument | Required | Type | Details |
| - | - | - | - |
| `orgId` | Yes | string | Workspace ID returned by rootset\_get\_context. |
| `databaseId` | Yes | string | ID of the database to work with. |
| `idempotencyKey` | Yes | string | Stable caller-provided key across retries of this exact operation. |

<Accordion title="Complete input schema">
  ```json theme={"system"}
  {
    "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
    "type": "object",
    "properties": {
      "orgId": {
        "type": "string",
        "pattern": "^[0-7][0-9A-HJKMNP-TV-Z]{25}$"
      },
      "databaseId": {
        "type": "string",
        "pattern": "^[0-7][0-9A-HJKMNP-TV-Z]{25}$"
      },
      "idempotencyKey": {
        "type": "string",
        "minLength": 8,
        "maxLength": 255,
        "description": "Stable caller-provided key across retries of this exact operation."
      }
    },
    "required": ["orgId", "databaseId", "idempotencyKey"],
    "additionalProperties": false
  }
  ```
</Accordion>

## Example call

Your client initializes the MCP connection before this call. Example identifiers and values are illustrative; use the IDs, schema version and values from your installation.

```json theme={"system"}
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "rootset_delete_database",
    "arguments": {
      "orgId": "01K6J7B8000000000000000000",
      "databaseId": "01K6J7B8000000000000000000",
      "idempotencyKey": "example-request-0001"
    }
  }
}
```

## Result

Read the structured result returned by the tool. A tool failure sets `isError`; do not treat an error as a completed operation. The [REST operation](/api-reference/deleteDatabase) documents the corresponding result fields and errors.

[Connect an MCP client](/mcp-guide) · [REST conventions](/api-reference/overview)


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