# Delete a category

> Remove a category.
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`DELETE /api/categories/{id}`

Removes the Category resource.

Removes a category. Returns `204 No Content` on success. The products classified under it are not deleted - only their assignment to this category is removed.

> **Child categories**
>
> A category may have `childrens`. Make sure you have handled or re-parented its subtree before deleting it.

## Headers

| Name              | Type     | Required | Description                                                                                                      |
| ----------------- | -------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `Flowkiwi-Locale` | `string` | -        | Specifies the locale for properties that support localization. If not provided, the default locale will be used. |

## Path parameters

| Name | Type     | Required | Description         |
| ---- | -------- | -------- | ------------------- |
| `id` | `string` | Yes      | Category identifier |

## Response

**204** - Category resource deleted

_No response body._

## Errors

**403** - Access denied. The caller is missing one or more identity permissions required for this operation.

| Property             | Type       | Required | Description                                                                                                                                |
| -------------------- | ---------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `@context`           | `object`   | -        |                                                                                                                                            |
| `@id`                | `string`   | Yes      |                                                                                                                                            |
| `@type`              | `string`   | Yes      |                                                                                                                                            |
| `type`               | `string`   | -        |                                                                                                                                            |
| `title`              | `string`   | -        |                                                                                                                                            |
| `status`             | `integer`  | -        |                                                                                                                                            |
| `detail`             | `string`   | -        |                                                                                                                                            |
| `missingPermissions` | `string[]` | -        | Identity permissions that the caller is missing for this operation. Present only when the 403 is caused by a denied identity:* permission. |

**404** - Not found

| Property      | Type              | Required | Description                                                                                                                          |
| ------------- | ----------------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `@context`    | `object`          | -        |                                                                                                                                      |
| `@id`         | `string`          | Yes      |                                                                                                                                      |
| `@type`       | `string`          | Yes      |                                                                                                                                      |
| `title`       | `string \| null`  | -        | A short, human-readable summary of the problem.                                                                                      |
| `detail`      | `string \| null`  | -        | A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the problem.                                                             |
| `status`      | `integer \| null` | -        |                                                                                                                                      |
| `instance`    | `string \| null`  | -        | A URI reference that identifies the specific occurrence of the problem. It may or may not yield further information if dereferenced. |
| `type`        | `string`          | -        | A URI reference that identifies the problem type                                                                                     |
| `description` | `string \| null`  | -        |                                                                                                                                      |

## Examples

### Example request

```bash
curl -X DELETE 'https://<tenant>.product-management.flowkiwi.net/api/categories/<product_id>' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer {access_token}' \
  -H 'Flowkiwi-Api-Version: 2026-07' \
  -H 'Accept: application/ld+json'
```