# Delete a project step

Source: https://www.jawsdeploy.net/rest-api/project-step-delete | Section: Project Steps

Remove a step from a project.

`DELETE /api/project/step`

Soft-deletes a project step. The step disappears from new releases; existing release snapshots are unaffected.

## Parameters

| Name | In | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `projectStepId` | query | string | yes | ID of the step. |

## Errors

| Status | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 400 | Invalid `projectStepId`. |
| 401 | Missing or invalid Basic auth credentials, or the service account lacks the required role. |

Example request:

```
DELETE /api/project/step?projectStepId=ps_1
```

Example response:

```
{}
```