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updatedAt: 2026-05-27T12:53:27.000Z
agentTools:
  projectIndex: https://developer.onetrust.com/onetrust/llms.txt
---

# Delete Control

Use this API to delete an existing control from the Controls Library.

# OpenAPI definition

```json
{
  "openapi": "3.1.0",
  "info": {
    "title": "Tech Risk & Compliance - IT Risk Management",
    "description": "The IT Risk Management API provides comprehensive REST endpoints for managing enterprise security controls, threats, vulnerabilities, and their implementations with OAuth2 security and extensive customization capabilities.",
    "version": "1.0",
    "contact": {
      "name": "OneTrust Support",
      "url": "https://my.onetrust.com/s/contactsupport"
    },
    "license": {
      "name": "Apache 2.0",
      "url": "https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0"
    }
  },
  "servers": [
    {
      "url": "https://{hostname}",
      "variables": {
        "hostname": {
          "default": "hostname",
          "description": "The OneTrust hostname such as app.onetrust.com, app-eu.onetrust.com, app-de.onetrust.com, app-uk.onetrust.com, app-apac.onetrust.com, trial.onetrust.com, or uat.onetrust.com."
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    {
      "name": "Controls",
      "description": "APIs to manage the complete control lifecycle including creation, updates, deletion, retrieval, and entity type management with framework integration and custom attributes.",
      "externalDocs": {
        "description": "OpenAPI 3.1.0 - Download Definition",
        "url": "https://developer.onetrust.com/onetrust/openapi/tech-risk-compliance-it-risk-management.json"
      },
      "x-displayName": "Controls"
    }
  ],
  "paths": {
    "/api/controls/v1/controls/{controlId}": {
      "delete": {
        "operationId": "removeControlUsingDELETE_1",
        "summary": "Delete Control",
        "description": "Use this API to delete an existing control from the Controls Library.",
        "tags": [
          "Controls"
        ],
        "x-onetrust": {
          "spec-label": "https://developer.onetrust.com/onetrust/openapi/tech-risk-compliance-it-risk-management.json"
        },
        "parameters": [
          {
            "name": "controlId",
            "in": "path",
            "description": "ID of the control. This value is obrtained using [Get List of Controls](/onetrust/reference/findcontrolsbycriteriausingpost_1) API.",
            "required": true,
            "schema": {
              "type": "string",
              "format": "uuid"
            }
          }
        ],
        "responses": {
          "200": {
            "description": "OK",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/TechRiskCompliance-ITRiskManagement_ControlRemovalResponse"
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "400": {
            "description": "Bad Request"
          },
          "401": {
            "description": "Unauthorized"
          },
          "403": {
            "description": "Forbidden"
          },
          "429": {
            "description": "Too Many Requests. \nFor more information, see [API Rate Limits](https://developer.onetrust.com/onetrust/reference/rate-limits-overview).",
            "headers": {
              "Retry-After": {
                "schema": {
                  "description": "The number of seconds after which requests will be allowed again.",
                  "format": "int32"
                }
              },
              "ot-period": {
                "schema": {
                  "description": "The unit of time for which the rate limit applies",
                  "enum": [
                    "HOUR",
                    "MINUTE"
                  ]
                }
              },
              "ot-ratelimit-event-id": {
                "schema": {
                  "description": "The unique identifier for the rate-limiting event.",
                  "format": "uuid"
                }
              },
              "ot-request-made": {
                "schema": {
                  "description": "The number of requests made within the specified period.",
                  "format": "int32"
                }
              },
              "ot-requests-allowed": {
                "schema": {
                  "description": "The number of requests allowed within the specified period.",
                  "format": "int32"
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "500": {
            "description": "Internal Server Error"
          }
        },
        "security": [
          {
            "TechRiskCompliance-ITRiskManagement_OAUTH2": [
              "CONTROL"
            ]
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "components": {
    "schemas": {
      "TechRiskCompliance-ITRiskManagement_ControlDetail": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "id": {
            "description": "Control GUID.",
            "type": "string",
            "format": "uuid",
            "example": "1a2b3c4e-5f6g-7h8i-9j0k-1l2m3n4o5p6q"
          },
          "identifier": {
            "description": "Control Identifier.",
            "type": "string",
            "example": "A.1.1"
          },
          "name": {
            "description": "Control Name.",
            "type": "string",
            "example": "Control ABC"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "id",
          "identifier",
          "name"
        ]
      },
      "TechRiskCompliance-ITRiskManagement_ControlRemovalResponse": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "deletedControl": {
            "description": "List of controls that were deleted.",
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "$ref": "#/components/schemas/TechRiskCompliance-ITRiskManagement_ControlDetail"
            }
          },
          "nonDeletedControl": {
            "description": "List of controls that could not be deleted.",
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "$ref": "#/components/schemas/TechRiskCompliance-ITRiskManagement_ControlDetail"
            }
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "securitySchemes": {
      "TechRiskCompliance-ITRiskManagement_OAUTH2": {
        "type": "oauth2",
        "flows": {
          "clientCredentials": {
            "tokenUrl": "https://{hostname}/api/access/v1/oauth/token",
            "scopes": {
              "CONTROL": "Access to Control Implementation operations for external systems",
              "ITRM": "Access to ITRM operations for external systems"
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "x-readme": {
    "explorer-enabled": false,
    "proxy-enabled": false,
    "metrics-enabled": false
  },
  "x-onetrust": {
    "spec-label": "OpenAPI 3.1.0"
  }
}
```

# Sibling pages

* [Create Control](https://developer.onetrust.com/onetrust/reference/addcontrolusingpost.md)
* [Get List of Controls](https://developer.onetrust.com/onetrust/reference/findcontrolsbycriteriausingpost_1.md)
* [Update Control](https://developer.onetrust.com/onetrust/reference/updatecontrolusingput_1.md)
* [Get List of Control Entity Source Types](https://developer.onetrust.com/onetrust/reference/getallenabledcontrolentitytypesusingget.md)
* [Get Related Control Entity Types](https://developer.onetrust.com/onetrust/reference/getallrelatedcontrolentitytypesusingget.md)