For AI agents: markdown of this page — /docs-content-en/entities/departments/delete.md documentation index — /llms.txt

Delete a department

DELETE /v1/departments/:id

Deletes a department by ID, even when it has child departments or assigned employees. A deleted department cannot be restored through the API — create a new one if needed.

Parameters

Parameter Type Required Description
Parameterid (path) Typenumber Requiredyes DescriptionDepartment ID. List: GET /v1/departments

Examples

curl — personal key

Terminal 
curl -X DELETE "https://vibecode.bitrix24.com/v1/departments/189" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

curl — OAuth application

Terminal 
curl -X DELETE "https://vibecode.bitrix24.com/v1/departments/189" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_APP_KEY" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer USER_SESSION_TOKEN"

JavaScript — personal key

javascript 
const res = await fetch('https://vibecode.bitrix24.com/v1/departments/189', {
  method: 'DELETE',
  headers: {
    'X-Api-Key': 'YOUR_API_KEY',
  },
})

if (res.status === 204) {
  console.log('Department deleted')
}

JavaScript — OAuth application

javascript 
const res = await fetch('https://vibecode.bitrix24.com/v1/departments/189', {
  method: 'DELETE',
  headers: {
    'X-Api-Key': 'YOUR_APP_KEY',
    'Authorization': 'Bearer USER_SESSION_TOKEN',
  },
})

if (res.status === 204) {
  console.log('Deleted')
}

Response

On successful deletion, HTTP status 204 No Content is returned with an empty body — success is confirmed by the status.

Response example

HTTP/1.1 204 No Content

Error response example

404 — department not found:

JSON 
{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "ENTITY_NOT_FOUND",
    "message": "Department not found"
  }
}

Errors

HTTP Code Description
HTTP404 CodeENTITY_NOT_FOUND DescriptionDepartment not found
HTTP403 CodeSCOPE_DENIED DescriptionThe API key does not have the department scope
HTTP403 CodeWRITE_BLOCKED_READONLY_KEY DescriptionThe key is read-only — see access rights
HTTP401 CodeTOKEN_MISSING DescriptionThe API key has no configured tokens

Full list of common API errors — Errors.

Known specifics

Deletion rebuilds the department tree. The direct child departments move under the deleted department's parent with a new sort, and their own subtrees move up together with them. To control the resulting structure, before deleting, move the child departments via PATCH /v1/departments/:id with a new parentId and reassign employees via PATCH /v1/users/:id with a new departmentId, an array of department IDs.

See also