> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.atomscale.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Delete Physical Samples

> Delete one or more physical samples

Permanently removes physical sample records. Associated data entries are preserved but become unlinked from the sample.

<Warning>
  Deleting a sample removes the sample record but preserves associated data entries. The data entries will become unlinked from the sample.
</Warning>

<ParamField query="physical_sample_ids" type="array" required>
  Array of physical sample UUIDs to delete (passed as repeated query parameters)
</ParamField>

## Response

Returns an empty object on success.

<RequestExample>
  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl -X DELETE "https://api.atomscale.ai/physical_samples/?physical_sample_ids=a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-1234567890ab&physical_sample_ids=b2c3d4e5-6789-01bc-defg-2345678901bc" \
    -H "X-API-KEY: YOUR_API_KEY"
  ```

  ```python Python theme={null}
  import requests

  response = requests.delete(
      "https://api.atomscale.ai/physical_samples/",
      headers={"X-API-KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
      params={
          "physical_sample_ids": [
              "a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-1234567890ab",
              "b2c3d4e5-6789-01bc-defg-2345678901bc"
          ]
      }
  )
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json 200 theme={null}
  {}
  ```
</ResponseExample>