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Source: Roblox Creator Hub · CC BY 4.0 · View source · Code samples: MIT Imported 2026-10-03. Formatting adapted for this site.

DELETE /v1/universes/{universeId}/orderedDataStores/{orderedDataStore}/scopes/{scope}/entries/{entry} — datastores-api/ordered-v1

Deletes the specified entry. Unlike standard data stores, which mark entries for deletion, ordered data store entries are deleted immediately.

Endpoint

Method: DELETE

Path: /v1/universes/{universeId}/orderedDataStores/{orderedDataStore}/scopes/{scope}/entries/{entry}

Servers:

Parameters

NameLocationRequiredDescription
universeIdpathtrueThe identifier of the experience with ordered data stores that you want to access. You can find your experience's universe ID on Creator Hub.
orderedDataStorepathtrueThe name of the ordered data store.
scopepathtrueThe name of the data store scope. See Scopes.
entrypathtrueThe entry ID.
[
  {
    "name": "universeId",
    "in": "path",
    "description": "The identifier of the experience with ordered data stores that you want to access. You can find your experience's universe ID on Creator Hub.",
    "required": true,
    "schema": {
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  {
    "name": "orderedDataStore",
    "in": "path",
    "description": "The name of the ordered data store.",
    "required": true,
    "schema": {
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  {
    "name": "scope",
    "in": "path",
    "description": "The name of the data store scope. See [Scopes](/cloud/guides/data-stores/request-handling.md#scopes).",
    "required": true,
    "schema": {
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  {
    "name": "entry",
    "in": "path",
    "description": "The entry ID.",
    "required": true,
    "schema": {
      "type": "string"
    }
  }
]

Responses

StatusDescription
200Success: the entry was successfully deleted or didn't exist.
400Bad Request: invalid orderedDataStore, scope or entry name or encoding.
403Forbidden: Studio access to APIs is not allowed, incorrect API key or scope.
404Not found.
429Too Many Requests.
{
  "200": {
    "description": "Success: the entry was successfully deleted or didn't exist."
  },
  "400": {
    "description": "Bad Request: invalid orderedDataStore, scope or entry name or encoding."
  },
  "403": {
    "description": "Forbidden: Studio access to APIs is not allowed, incorrect API key or scope."
  },
  "404": {
    "description": "Not found."
  },
  "429": {
    "description": "Too Many Requests."
  }
}

Authentication

{
  "security": [
    {
      "roblox-api-key": [
        "universe.ordered-data-store.scope.entry:write"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "securitySchemes": {
    "roblox-api-key": {
      "type": "apiKey",
      "description": "A configurable key that allows granular access to Roblox resources. See https://create.roblox.com/docs/cloud/auth/api-keys for more information.",
      "in": "header",
      "name": "x-api-key"
    }
  }
}

Complete Operation Definition

{
  "tags": [
    "OrderedDataStores"
  ],
  "description": "Deletes the specified entry. Unlike standard data stores, which mark entries for deletion, ordered data store entries are deleted immediately.",
  "operationId": "OrderedDataStores_DeleteEntry",
  "x-roblox-cloud-api-operation-name": "Delete",
  "x-roblox-stability": "BETA",
  "parameters": [
    {
      "name": "universeId",
      "in": "path",
      "description": "The identifier of the experience with ordered data stores that you want to access. You can find your experience's universe ID on Creator Hub.",
      "required": true,
      "schema": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "orderedDataStore",
      "in": "path",
      "description": "The name of the ordered data store.",
      "required": true,
      "schema": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "scope",
      "in": "path",
      "description": "The name of the data store scope. See [Scopes](/cloud/guides/data-stores/request-handling.md#scopes).",
      "required": true,
      "schema": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "entry",
      "in": "path",
      "description": "The entry ID.",
      "required": true,
      "schema": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    }
  ],
  "responses": {
    "200": {
      "description": "Success: the entry was successfully deleted or didn't exist."
    },
    "400": {
      "description": "Bad Request: invalid orderedDataStore, scope or entry name or encoding."
    },
    "403": {
      "description": "Forbidden: Studio access to APIs is not allowed, incorrect API key or scope."
    },
    "404": {
      "description": "Not found."
    },
    "429": {
      "description": "Too Many Requests."
    }
  },
  "security": [
    {
      "roblox-api-key": [
        "universe.ordered-data-store.scope.entry:write"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "x-roblox-scopes": [
    {
      "name": "universe.ordered-data-store.scope.entry:write"
    }
  ],
  "x-roblox-cloud-api-operation-code-samples": [
    {
      "language": "curl",
      "script": "curl --location --request DELETE 'https://apis.roblox.com/ordered-data-stores/v1/universes/<universeId>/orderedDataStores/<orderedDataStore>/scopes/<scope>/entries/<entry>' \\\n --header 'x-api-key: <insert-api-key>' \n"
    }
  ],
  "x-roblox-rate-limits": {
    "description": "See [Throttling](/cloud/guides/data-stores/throttling.md)."
  },
  "x-roblox-recommended-alternatives": [
    {
      "url": "https://apis.roblox.com/cloud/v2/universes/{universe_id}/ordered-data-stores/{ordered_data_store_id}/scopes/{scope_id}/entries/{entry_id}",
      "httpMethod": "DELETE"
    }
  ]
}