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search:
  tags:
    - snapshots
    - DELETE
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  description: >-
    Captures of one machine form a chain in the order they were taken, and…
    Reference for the DELETE /v1/snapshots/{snapshot_id} endpoint in the
    Computer API API.
sidebar:
  badge: DELETE
  label: delete a snapshot
title: delete a snapshot
type: openapi-operation
---
Captures of one machine form a chain in the order they were taken, and only the newest can be removed. An older one cannot be deleted until the newer ones are gone.

<Operation source="api" id="snapshots-delete" />