---
id: storage-deletebucket
title: "deleteBucket()"
slug: storage-deletebucket
custom_edit_url: https://github.com/supabase/supabase/edit/master/web/spec/supabase.yml
---

import Tabs from '@theme/Tabs';
import TabsPanel from '@theme/TabsPanel';

Deletes an existing bucket. A bucket can't be deleted with existing objects inside it.
You must first `empty()` the bucket.

<Tabs
  defaultActiveId="js"
  groupId="reference/supabase-js"
  values={[{ label: 'JavaScript', value: 'js' }]}>

<TabsPanel id="js" label="js">

```js
const { data, error } = await supabase
  .storage
  .deleteBucket('avatars')
```


</TabsPanel>

</Tabs>

## Parameters


<ul className="method-list-group">
  
<li className="method-list-item">
  <h4 className="method-list-item-label">
    <span className="method-list-item-label-name">
      id
    </span>
    <span className="method-list-item-label-badge required">
      required
    </span>
    <span className="method-list-item-validation">
      <code>string</code>
    </span>
  </h4>
  <div class="method-list-item-description">

The unique identifier of the bucket you would like to delete.

  </div>
  
</li>

</ul>


## Notes

- Policy permissions required:
  - `buckets` permissions: `select` and `delete`
  - `objects` permissions: none










## Examples

### Delete bucket



<Tabs
  defaultActiveId="js"
  groupId="reference/supabase-js"
  values={[{ label: 'JavaScript', value: 'js' }]}>

<TabsPanel id="js" label="js">

```js
const { data, error } = await supabase
  .storage
  .deleteBucket('avatars')
```


</TabsPanel>

</Tabs>