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

# Delete persona

> Delete a persona



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/v1/personas-v1.yaml delete /personas/{persona_id}
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Coval Personas API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: |
    Manage simulated personas used in voice and text evaluations.
  contact:
    name: Coval API Support
    url: https://coval.dev
    email: support@coval.dev
servers:
  - url: https://api.coval.dev/v1
    description: Production server
security:
  - ApiKeyAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Personas
    description: Persona CRUD operations
paths:
  /personas/{persona_id}:
    delete:
      tags:
        - Personas
      summary: Delete persona
      description: Delete a persona
      operationId: deletePersona
      parameters:
        - name: persona_id
          in: path
          description: Persona resource ID
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Persona deleted successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties: {}
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalError'
components:
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: Missing or invalid API key
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          example:
            error:
              code: UNAUTHENTICATED
              message: Missing or invalid API key
    InternalError:
      description: Internal server error
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          example:
            error:
              code: INTERNAL
              message: An unexpected error occurred
  schemas:
    Error:
      type: object
      required:
        - error
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          required:
            - code
            - message
          properties:
            code:
              type: string
              description: Error code
              example: INVALID_ARGUMENT
            message:
              type: string
              description: Human-readable error message
              example: Invalid voice_name 'invalid'
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-API-Key
      description: API key for authentication

````