Metadata Delete Custom Object

Sample SOAP Request Message - Deleting a Custom Object

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
 <soapenv:Header>
  <ns1:SessionHeader soapenv:mustUnderstand="0" xmlns:ns1="http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata">
   <ns1:sessionId>3e8700Dx00000007S6zdkjgdrat9iE.XYosg0Zspm3k5yQeUPLhF2aB2ZlPOcZ6R5unzRNikj6fZm3J1TS2xBOwFdarymverjhk0Z3cC464jFB95nz00mmxDvS.FUUdevmZfGZ._NcmsMwQCW</ns1:sessionId>
  </ns1:SessionHeader>
 </soapenv:Header>
 <soapenv:Body>
  <delete xmlns="http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata">
   <metadata xsi:type="ns2:CustomObject" xmlns:ns2="http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata">
    <fullName>sample__c</fullName>
   </metadata>
  </delete>
 </soapenv:Body>
</soapenv:Envelope>

Sample SOAP Response Message

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns="http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata">
  <soapenv:Body>
    <deleteResponse>
      <result>
        <done>false</done>
        <id>04sx00000000DovAAE</id>
	<secondsToWait>2</secondsToWait>
	<state>InProgress</state>
      </result>
    </deleteResponse>
  </soapenv:Body>
</soapenv:Envelope>