# Delete Project Via Scripting

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/delete-project-via-scripting/76979>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [July 26, 2023, 11:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/delete-project-via-scripting/76979 "2023-07-26T23:38:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Jonathan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/aeb1de/32.png) [@Jonathan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jonathan)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2023, 11:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/delete-project-via-scripting/76979/1 "2023-07-26T23:38:14Z")

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Is there a way to delete a project from a gateway via Ignition scripting?

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**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2023, 11:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/delete-project-via-scripting/76979/2 "2023-07-26T23:52:27Z")

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What version of Ignition?

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**Author:** ![Jonathan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/aeb1de/32.png) [@Jonathan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jonathan)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2023, 12:07am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/delete-project-via-scripting/76979/3 "2023-07-27T00:07:46Z")

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8.1.24

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**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2023, 12:20am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/delete-project-via-scripting/76979/4 "2023-07-27T00:20:24Z")

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If you can get yourself a `GatewayContext` then you can get the `ProjectManager` and call `ProjectManagerBase::deleteProject`.

[https://files.inductiveautomation.com/sdk/javadoc/ignition81/8.1.30/com/inductiveautomation/ignition/gateway/model/GatewayContext.html#getProjectManager()](https://files.inductiveautomation.com/sdk/javadoc/ignition81/8.1.30/com/inductiveautomation/ignition/gateway/model/GatewayContext.html#getProjectManager())

[https://files.inductiveautomation.com/sdk/javadoc/ignition81/8.1.30/com/inductiveautomation/ignition/gateway/project/ProjectManagerBase.html#deleteProject(java.lang.String)](https://files.inductiveautomation.com/sdk/javadoc/ignition81/8.1.30/com/inductiveautomation/ignition/gateway/project/ProjectManagerBase.html#deleteProject(java.lang.String))