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# Delete System Schema

**`DELETE /schemas/system/{schemaId}`**

Deletes the system schema with the specified schema ID asynchronously. Only users with the Standard Registry role are allowed to make this request.

**Authentication:** Bearer token required (`Authorization: Bearer <token>`)

**Permission:** `Permissions.SCHEMAS_SYSTEM_SCHEMA_DELETE`

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## Request

### Path Parameters

| Parameter  | Type   | Required | Description                                                       |
| ---------- | ------ | -------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `schemaId` | string | Yes      | The schema ID (MongoDB ObjectId, e.g. `63e3e5e8a01b3c001234abcd`) |

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## Response

### Success Response

**Status:** `200 OK`

```json
{
  "taskId": "63e3e5e8a01b3c001234abcd",
  "expectation": "Delete schemas"
}
```

Poll `GET /tasks/{taskId}` to retrieve the result.

### Error Responses

| Status                      | Description                                                |
| --------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- |
| `401 Unauthorized`          | Missing or invalid token                                   |
| `403 Forbidden`             | Insufficient permissions or schema belongs to another user |
| `404 Not Found`             | Schema not found                                           |
| `422 Unprocessable Entity`  | Schema is active and cannot be deleted                     |
| `500 Internal Server Error` | Unexpected server failure                                  |