## Events when asset is deleted

URL: https://docs.atlan.com/product/capabilities/build-apps/sdks/python/events/references/triggers/asset-delete

> Reference for asset deletion event triggers in the Atlan Python SDK (pyatlan). Understand ENTITY_DELETE events for event-driven integrations.

# Events when asset is deleted

When an [asset](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/platform/python/build-your-first-metadata-workflow/llms.txt) is deleted in Atlan, the following event is emitted.

## `ENTITY_DELETE`

Atlan always emits an [`ENTITY_DELETE`](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/platform/python/entity-delete/llms.txt) event when an asset is deleted. The details in the event are for the asset that was deleted.

:::warning[No entity update or relationship deletion events]
Note that there are no `ENTITY_UPDATE` events for any related assets, nor any events about any relationships being deleted.

In the case of a soft-delete, the relationship actually still exists (just in a soft-deleted state).
:::

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