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Delete document

DELETE /v1/documents/:id

Deletes a document by ID. A deleted document cannot be restored through the API — create a new one if needed.

Parameters

Parameter Type Required Description
Parameterid (path) Typenumber Requiredyes DescriptionDocument identifier. List: GET /v1/documents

Examples

curl — personal key

Terminal 
curl -X DELETE "https://vibecode.bitrix24.com/v1/documents/51" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

curl — OAuth application

Terminal 
curl -X DELETE "https://vibecode.bitrix24.com/v1/documents/51" \
  -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/documents/51', {
  method: 'DELETE',
  headers: {
    'X-Api-Key': 'YOUR_API_KEY',
  },
})

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

JavaScript — OAuth application

javascript 
const res = await fetch('https://vibecode.bitrix24.com/v1/documents/51', {
  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 the API returns HTTP status 204 No Content with an empty body. The success indicator is the response code, not the body.

Response example

HTTP/1.1 204 No Content

Error response example

404 — document not found:

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

Errors

HTTP Code Description
HTTP400 CodeINVALID_PARAMS Descriptionid is not a number, for example abc. Message: id must be a non-negative integer
HTTP404 CodeENTITY_NOT_FOUND DescriptionNo document with that id was found, or it is already deleted
HTTP403 CodeBITRIX_ACCESS_DENIED DescriptionBitrix24 denied access to the document
HTTP403 CodeWRITE_BLOCKED_READONLY_KEY DescriptionThe key works in read-only mode
HTTP403 CodeSCOPE_DENIED DescriptionThe key is missing the documentgenerator scope
HTTP401 CodeMISSING_API_KEY DescriptionThe X-Api-Key header was not provided
HTTP401 CodeTOKEN_MISSING DescriptionThe key has no tokens mapped to it — an OAuth application key was called without a user session

Full list of common API errors — Errors.

See also