# delete_storage_backup

Source: https://modulify.ai/docs/mcp/backups/delete-storage-backup

Permanently deletes one storage backup of a site, leaving the live storage of the site untouched.

- Title: Delete a storage backup
- Scope: `sites:delete`
- Access: Destructive

The archive is destroyed and cannot be recovered, and because a storage backup is the only copy of those files from that moment, that moment is lost entirely. Deleting it does not hand a manual backup slot back: that slot stays counted for a day.

A backup still being archived is refused until it finishes, with `This backup is still being archived!` So are the backup a running restore is restoring and the **Before restore** backup that restore took, with `This backup is being used by a restore that is still running. Delete it when the restore finishes!`, until `get_storage_restore_status` says the restore has ended.

It needs the **Delete projects** permission in the workspace, so a role without it is refused however many times the call is retried. The tool tells the client to confirm the exact archive with you first, and never to delete backups to save space on its own initiative. See [Delete a backup](https://modulify.ai/docs/editor/backups#delete-a-backup).

## Inputs

| Input | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `projectId` | string | Yes | The site the backup belongs to. |
| `backupId` | string | Yes | The backup to delete, from `list_storage_backups`. |