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# catalog.delete_folder (SSISDB Database)

[!INCLUDE[ssis-appliesto](../../includes/ssis-appliesto-ssvrpluslinux-asdb-asdw-xxx.md)]


[!INCLUDE[tsql-appliesto-ss2012-xxxx-xxxx-xxx-md](../../includes/tsql-appliesto-ss2012-xxxx-xxxx-xxx-md.md)]

  Deletes a folder from the [!INCLUDE[ssISnoversion](../../includes/ssisnoversion-md.md)] catalog.  
  
## Syntax  
  
```sql  
delete_folder [ @folder_name = ] folder_name  
```  
  
## Arguments  
 [ @folder_name = ] *folder_name*  
 The name of the folder that is to be deleted. The *folder_name* is **nvarchar(128)**.  
  
## Return Code Value  
 None  
  
## Result Sets  
 None  
  
## Permissions  
 This stored procedure requires one of the following permissions:  
  
-   Membership to the **ssis_admin** database role  
  
-   Membership to the **sysadmin** server role  
  
## Errors and Warnings  
 Returns a message to confirm the deletion of the folder.