Delete a Test Case

Delete a test case by ID or name, with soft/hard delete options

DELETE /v1/dataQuality/testCases/{id}

DELETE /v1/dataQuality/testCases/{id}

Python

from metadata.sdk import configure
from metadata.sdk.entities import TestCases

configure(
    host="https://your-company.open-metadata.org/api",
    jwt_token="your-jwt-token"
)

# Soft delete by ID
TestCases.delete("c1bce355-fa2f-48c6-ab4d-fad722a56ed7")

# Hard delete
TestCases.delete(
    "c1bce355-fa2f-48c6-ab4d-fad722a56ed7",
    hard_delete=True
)

# Delete by name
TestCases.delete_by_name(
    "sample_data.ecommerce_db.shopify.dim_address.shop_id.column_value_max_to_be_between"
)

# Restore a soft-deleted test case
TestCases.restore("c1bce355-fa2f-48c6-ab4d-fad722a56ed7")

Response (Soft Delete)

{
  "id": "c1bce355-fa2f-48c6-ab4d-fad722a56ed7",
  "name": "column_value_max_to_be_between",
  "fullyQualifiedName": "sample_data.ecommerce_db.shopify.dim_address.shop_id.column_value_max_to_be_between",
  "version": 0.2,
  "updatedAt": 1769982800000,
  "updatedBy": "admin",
  "testDefinition": {
    "id": "def-id",
    "type": "testDefinition",
    "name": "columnValueMaxToBeBetween"
  },
  "testSuite": {
    "id": "suite-id",
    "type": "testSuite",
    "name": "b5fcae09-02c2-4c0b-8c4a-5b52d650e592"
  },
  "entityLink": "<#E::table::sample_data.ecommerce_db.shopify.dim_address::columns::shop_id>",
  "deleted": true,
  "owners": []
}

Delete a Test Case

Delete a test case by ID or fully qualified name. Supports soft delete (default), hard delete, and restore operations.

Delete by ID

id · string · required

UUID of the test case to delete.

recursive · boolean · default: "false"

Recursively delete child entities.

hardDelete · boolean · default: "false"

Permanently delete the test case. If false, the test case is soft-deleted and can be restored.

Delete by Name

Use DELETE /v1/dataQuality/testCases/name/{fqn} to delete by fully qualified name.

fqn · string · required

Fully qualified name of the test case.

recursive · boolean · default: "false"

Recursively delete child entities.

hardDelete · boolean · default: "false"

Permanently delete the test case.

Restore a Soft-Deleted Test Case

Use PUT /v1/dataQuality/testCases/restore to restore a soft-deleted test case.

id · string · required

UUID of the soft-deleted test case to restore.

DELETE /v1/dataQuality/testCases/{id}

Python

from metadata.sdk import configure
from metadata.sdk.entities import TestCases

configure(
    host="https://your-company.open-metadata.org/api",
    jwt_token="your-jwt-token"
)

# Soft delete by ID
TestCases.delete("c1bce355-fa2f-48c6-ab4d-fad722a56ed7")

# Hard delete
TestCases.delete(
    "c1bce355-fa2f-48c6-ab4d-fad722a56ed7",
    hard_delete=True
)

# Delete by name
TestCases.delete_by_name(
    "sample_data.ecommerce_db.shopify.dim_address.shop_id.column_value_max_to_be_between"
)

# Restore a soft-deleted test case
TestCases.restore("c1bce355-fa2f-48c6-ab4d-fad722a56ed7")

Response (Soft Delete)

{
  "id": "c1bce355-fa2f-48c6-ab4d-fad722a56ed7",
  "name": "column_value_max_to_be_between",
  "fullyQualifiedName": "sample_data.ecommerce_db.shopify.dim_address.shop_id.column_value_max_to_be_between",
  "version": 0.2,
  "updatedAt": 1769982800000,
  "updatedBy": "admin",
  "testDefinition": {
    "id": "def-id",
    "type": "testDefinition",
    "name": "columnValueMaxToBeBetween"
  },
  "testSuite": {
    "id": "suite-id",
    "type": "testSuite",
    "name": "b5fcae09-02c2-4c0b-8c4a-5b52d650e592"
  },
  "entityLink": "<#E::table::sample_data.ecommerce_db.shopify.dim_address::columns::shop_id>",
  "deleted": true,
  "owners": []
}

---

Returns

Soft delete returns the test case object with deleted: true. Hard delete returns no content (204). Restore returns the restored test case object.

---

Error Handling

Code	Error Type	Description
401	UNAUTHORIZED	Invalid or missing authentication token
403	FORBIDDEN	User lacks permission to delete this test case
404	NOT_FOUND	Test case with given ID or FQN does not exist