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Terraform folder deletion fails with projects scheduled for deletion inside #1075
Description
Description
We are using Terraform to manage projects and folders in our Stackit organization.
A pretty frequent use case for us is to delete a project and the folder it was located in. Destroying a project does not delete it right away but schedules it for deletion after some days in Stackit (which is good). However, this causes an issue, that prevents the deletion of it's parent folder.
My best idea would be to implement some logic that upon trying to delete a folder, all projects inside are checked if they are scheduled for deletion. If true, the folder is also scheduled for deletion.
If there is a way to work around it in Terraform, please let me know.
Steps to reproduce
resource "stackit_resourcemanager_folder" "customer" {
name = "test-folder"
owner_email = var.stackit_owner_email
parent_container_id = var.stackit_org_id
}
resource "stackit_resourcemanager_project" "project" {
name = "test-project"
owner_email = var.stackit_owner_email
parent_container_id = stackit_resourcemanager_folder.customer.id
}- Run
terraform apply - Run
terraform destroy
Actual behavior
Error occurs:
╷
│ Error: Error deleting folder. Deletion may fail because associated projects remain hidden for up to 7 days after user deletion due to technical requirements.
│
│ Calling API: 409 Conflict, status code 409, Body:
│ {"timeStamp":"2025-11-27T09:45:31.636920471Z","path":"/resource-management/v2/folders/test-dir-xxx","status":409,"error":"Conflict","message":"Folder
│ has children. Deletion not permitted for id: [test-dir-xxx]"}
│
╵
Expected behavior
Project and folder are properly removed from Terraform state and scheduled for deletion.
Environment
- OS:
- Terraform version (see
terraform --version):v1.13.4 - Version of the STACKIT Terraform provider:
v0.68.0
Additional information
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Activity
marceljk commentedon Nov 27, 2025
Hey @lupa95,
thanks for reporting this issue. This is a limitation by the api. I'll forward your request to the resource manager team, so they can have a look, if it's possible, to add a schedule for deletion.
Best regards
Marcel from the STACKIT Developer Tools Team
cschaible commentedon Dec 17, 2025
Hello @lupa95,
Thank you for sharing your feedback and taking the time to suggest this feature. We truly appreciate your input and understand how valuable this functionality could be.
At the moment, this feature is not on our current roadmap, and unfortunately, we do not have a suitable workaround to offer. However, your request has been noted and will be reviewed as we continue to evaluate future enhancements.
Thank you for helping us improve.
Best regards
Christian
alexrothgit commentedon Dec 18, 2025
We have the same issue.
This is clearly a bug and needs to be fixed asap.
Please prioritize.
Thanks
Alex
alexrothgit commentedon Jan 15, 2026
Any updates here? Can we expect a solution soon?
Can we do something to raise the prio?
Thanks
Alex
mahauber commentedon May 7, 2026
Any updates?
chearius commentedon May 19, 2026
Hi everyone,
Thank you for bringing this up and for providing the detailed context.
The Resource Manager team is currently working on resolving this API limitation to ensure folders can be managed smoothly even when they contain projects scheduled for deletion.
Our current plan is to have a fix in place around the end of June or early July. Please note that this is our target timeline rather than a binding commitment, but we will keep this thread updated on our progress.
In the meantime, the temporary workaround is to wait until the projects are completely purged before deleting the parent folder.
We appreciate your patience while we work through this!
Best regards,
Marek
mahauber commentedon Jul 24, 2026
Thanks for taking care of the issue! Are there any updates or a timeline?
lweberru commentedon Aug 28, 2026
Any update here? We really need this features for regular build/deploy tests.
alexrothgit commentedon Sep 22, 2026
Hi,
any updates?
You mentioned June/July for a fix.
Or did I miss some other information?
Thanks
Alex
lweberru commentedon Oct 5, 2026
Any updates here? We really wait for folder destroy.
chearius commentedon Oct 6, 2026
Hi @alexrothgit and @lweberru,
Thank you for your continued patience! The implementation of this has been delayed slightly, as our team has been prioritizing a few other major features over the past few months.
That being said, this feature is still on our roadmap and remains something we plan to support. We are hoping to get it implemented within the next few months.
We really appreciate your feedback and your understanding!