[[role-management-api-delete]]
=== Delete role API
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Delete role
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experimental[] Delete a {kib} role.
[[role-management-api-delete-prereqs]]
==== Prerequisite
To use the delete role API, you must have the `manage_security` cluster privilege.
[[role-management-api-delete-request-body]]
==== Request
`DELETE :/api/security/role/my_admin_role`
[[role-management-api-delete-response-codes]]
==== Response codes
`204`::
Indicates a successful call.
`404`::
Indicates an unsuccessful call.