# Delete a Query Job

Deletes a query job. When a job is deleted, job data stored by Salesforce is deleted and job metadata information is removed. The job no longer displays in the Bulk Data Load Jobs page in Salesforce.

:::note
You can only delete a job if its state is `JobComplete`, `Aborted`, or `Failed`.
:::

## Syntax

**URI:** `/services/data/vXX.X/jobs/query/queryJobId`

**Available since release:**

This resource is available in API version 47.0 and later.

**Formats:** None

**HTTP methods:** DELETE

**Authentication:** Authorization: Bearer token

**Request parameters:**

| Parameter    | Description                            | Required or Optional |
| ------------ | -------------------------------------- | -------------------- |
| `queryJobId` | The ID of the query job to be deleted. | Required             |

**Response Body**

If the method is successful, the status code is 204 (No Content) and there is no response body.

**Response Body - For an Unsuccessful Request**

If the request fails, the server returns a 400 (Bad Request) status, and the request body shows details of the error. For example:

```nolang
HTTP/1.1 400 Bad Request
[{
	"errorCode": "API_ERROR",
	"message": "Error encountered when deleting the job because the job is not terminated"
}]
```

## Example

This example deletes the job with ID `750R0000000zxnaIAA`.

```nolang
curl --include --request DELETE \
--header "Authorization: Bearer token \
--header "Content-Type: " \
https://instance.salesforce.com/services/data/vXX.X/jobs/query/750R0000000zxnaIAA
```

The response status is

```nolang
204 No Content
```