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# Delete a Follower JPD

Remove a Follower JPD from the Controller. The Follower will no longer participate in any federations.

**Note:** Ensure the JPD is removed from all federation connection groups before deleting it.

**Security:** Requires admin privileges.


# OpenAPI definition

```json
{
  "openapi": "3.0.0",
  "info": {
    "title": "JFrog Platform - Curation Federation API",
    "description": "Curation Federation APIs for synchronizing Curation entities across multiple JPDs in a Controller/Follower topology.\n\n**Authentication:** Access Tokens as bearer token in authorization header (Authorization: Bearer `<token>`)\n\n**Security:** All APIs require admin privileges.\n",
    "version": "1.0.0",
    "contact": {
      "name": "JFrog Support"
    }
  },
  "servers": [
    {
      "url": "https://{jfrog_url}",
      "description": "JFrog Platform Server"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    {
      "name": "Follower JPDs",
      "description": "APIs for adding, updating, deleting, and listing Follower JPD connections on the Controller JPD."
    }
  ],
  "security": [
    {
      "AdminBearerAuth": []
    }
  ],
  "paths": {
    "/pfed/api/v1/jpd/{id}": {
      "delete": {
        "tags": [
          "Follower JPDs"
        ],
        "summary": "Delete a Follower JPD",
        "description": "Remove a Follower JPD from the Controller. The Follower will no longer participate in any federations.\n\n**Note:** Ensure the JPD is removed from all federation connection groups before deleting it.\n\n**Security:** Requires admin privileges.\n",
        "operationId": "deleteFollowerJpd",
        "parameters": [
          {
            "$ref": "#/components/parameters/JpdId"
          }
        ],
        "responses": {
          "204": {
            "description": "JPD deleted successfully"
          },
          "401": {
            "description": "Unauthorized — missing or invalid admin token",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse"
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "403": {
            "description": "Forbidden — insufficient permissions",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse"
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "404": {
            "description": "Not Found — JPD with specified ID does not exist",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse"
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "500": {
            "description": "Internal Server Error",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse"
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "components": {
    "securitySchemes": {
      "AdminBearerAuth": {
        "type": "http",
        "scheme": "bearer",
        "description": "Access Token with admin permissions as bearer token",
        "bearerFormat": "JWT"
      }
    },
    "parameters": {
      "JpdId": {
        "name": "id",
        "in": "path",
        "required": true,
        "schema": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "description": "The unique identifier of the Follower JPD",
        "example": "follower_1"
      }
    },
    "schemas": {
      "ErrorResponse": {
        "type": "object",
        "description": "Standard error response",
        "properties": {
          "message": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Human-readable error message",
            "example": "Invalid JSON format"
          },
          "code": {
            "type": "integer",
            "description": "HTTP status code",
            "example": 400
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "x-readme": {
    "explorer-enabled": false
  }
}
```