# deleteCollection > Mutation in domain **Collections** - HTML: [deleteCollection.html](deleteCollection.html) - Raw SDL: [deleteCollection.sdl](deleteCollection.sdl) - Covered by: [llms.txt](../llms.txt) Delete an existing `Collection`. Requires `basic:write` scope to be accessible and `Collection` permission level `EDIT`. ## Returns `DeleteCollection` ## Arguments - `input`: `DeleteCollectionInput!` — `DeleteCollection` input argument. ## Example ```graphql mutation DeleteCollection { deleteCollection( input: { collectionId: "…" } ) { __typename id } } ``` Raw: [`deleteCollection.example.sdl`](deleteCollection.example.sdl)