> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Delete a channel

> Delete a Channel.

`DELETE /api/v1/forward/channels/{channel_id}`

Deletes a Channel that is no longer needed.

## Headers

| Header          | Required | Description    |
| --------------- | -------- | -------------- |
| `Authorization` | Yes      | `Bearer <PAT>` |

## Path parameters

| Parameter    | Type   | Required | Description                                          |
| ------------ | ------ | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
| `channel_id` | string | Yes      | Channel ID. Same value as the Channel object's `id`. |

## Example request

```bash theme={null}
curl -s -X DELETE 'https://api.qoder.com/api/v1/forward/channels/channel_019eabc123' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $QODER_PAT"
```

## Example response

**HTTP 200 OK**

```json theme={null}
{
  "id": "channel_019eabc123",
  "deleted": true
}
```

## Response fields

| Field     | Type    | Description                                           |
| --------- | ------- | ----------------------------------------------------- |
| `id`      | string  | Deleted Channel ID.                                   |
| `deleted` | boolean | Whether deletion succeeded. Always `true` on success. |

## Deletion rules

* After deletion, the Channel no longer processes inbound messages, cannot continue QR binding, and cannot send channel replies.
* Deletion is irreversible. To pause inbound processing temporarily, use Update Channel with `enabled=false`.

## Errors

| HTTP | Type                   | Code | Trigger                                                 |
| ---- | ---------------------- | ---- | ------------------------------------------------------- |
| 401  | `authentication_error` | -    | PAT is invalid, expired, or missing.                    |
| 404  | `not_found_error`      | -    | Channel does not exist or is not visible to the caller. |
| 502  | `api_error`            | -    | Channel deletion failed.                                |

## Related

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Get a channel" icon="file-lines" href="/cloud-agents/api/forward/channels/get" />

  <Card title="Update a channel" icon="pencil" href="/cloud-agents/api/forward/channels/update" />
</CardGroup>