# Locked by DOI model **URL:** \ **Category:** 🤗Hub\ **Created:** [September 20, 2024, 6:59am UTC](https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/locked-by-doi-model/107450 "2024-09-20T06:59:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tomson104](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/hellohellohello/user_avatar/discuss.huggingface.co/tomson104/32/31828_2.png) [@tomson104](https://discuss.huggingface.co/u/tomson104)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2024, 6:59am UTC](https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/locked-by-doi-model/107450/1 "2024-09-20T06:59:38Z")
I accidentally did locked by DOI on the model i pushed on huggingface. I want to delete a locked by DOI Model because I cannot share it in public how to do it please help! ---
**Author:** ![John6666](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/hellohellohello/user_avatar/discuss.huggingface.co/john6666/32/27664_2.png) [@John6666](https://discuss.huggingface.co/u/John6666)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2024, 11:28am UTC](https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/locked-by-doi-model/107450/2 "2024-09-20T11:28:37Z")
There’s a delete function at the bottom of **Settings** in the model repo. Or is it in a state where you can’t delete it? ---
**Author:** ![tomson104](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/hellohellohello/user_avatar/discuss.huggingface.co/tomson104/32/31828_2.png) [@tomson104](https://discuss.huggingface.co/u/tomson104)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2024, 7:23pm UTC](https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/locked-by-doi-model/107450/3 "2024-09-20T19:23:56Z")
> [@John6666](#): > > a I cannot delete it now. as it says locked by DOI ---
**Author:** ![John6666](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/hellohellohello/user_avatar/discuss.huggingface.co/john6666/32/27664_2.png) [@John6666](https://discuss.huggingface.co/u/John6666)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2024, 11:30pm UTC](https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/locked-by-doi-model/107450/4 "2024-09-20T23:30:48Z")
Wow… There is a way to remove it from Python, but if you can’t do this from the web, maybe it’s equally impossible… Private repos are practically 404 to other people, so there’s no real harm, but what can I say, it’s not nice if you don’t use it and it’s still there. Do we have no choice but to send a mentions to the admins? (@+username) > **[HfApi Client](https://huggingface.co/docs/huggingface_hub/v0.25.0/en/package_reference/hf_api#huggingface_hub.HfApi.delete_repo)** > > We’re on a journey to advance and democratize artificial intelligence through open source and open science. ---
**Author:** ![meganariley](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/hellohellohello/user_avatar/discuss.huggingface.co/meganariley/32/56966_2.png) [@meganariley](https://discuss.huggingface.co/u/meganariley)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2024, 4:33pm UTC](https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/locked-by-doi-model/107450/5 "2024-09-23T16:33:44Z")
Hi @tomson104 We can help with this! Can you please email website at [huggingface.co](http://huggingface.co)? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![John6666](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/hellohellohello/user_avatar/discuss.huggingface.co/john6666/32/27664_2.png) [@John6666](https://discuss.huggingface.co/u/John6666)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2024, 4:54pm UTC](https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/locked-by-doi-model/107450/6 "2024-09-23T16:54:16Z")
Often in the forum, HF site-side issues are brought up that users just can’t know about. It would be greatly appreciated if there was a button to request help from HF in such cases, or a list of individuals to whom mentions could be made, grouped by area of responsibility, or a collective organization… Especially if the user is a newcomer and not familiar with the geography, there are a lot of dead ends. Please consider this. We need a point of contact.