# Delete a query

DeleteAssessmentQuery removes a query by ID.

By default, this operation does not delete assessments that are currently included in a report. Set the `force` option to `true` to delete an assessment regardless of its usage in reports.

{% openapi src="<https://1967633068-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MZDkWMxox3pekd0NsZJ%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-e28050234cea9fe68f7858868c9b9fb86167df90%2Fopenapi.yaml?alt=media>" path="/api/v1/assessments/queries/{id}" method="delete" %}
[openapi.yaml](https://1967633068-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MZDkWMxox3pekd0NsZJ%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-e28050234cea9fe68f7858868c9b9fb86167df90%2Fopenapi.yaml?alt=media)
{% endopenapi %}

Sample request:

```bash
curl -X 'DELETE' \
"$BASE_URL/api/v1/assessments/queries/c169c41c-2650-4f39-8930-f198f70f892b?force=true" \
-H "authorization: Bearer $VEZA_TOKEN"
```

Sample response:

A successful response will be empty:

```json
{}
```