---
title: "Delete issue field option"
method: DELETE
path: "/rest/api/3/field/{fieldKey}/option/{optionId}"
tags: ["Issue custom field options (apps)"]
---

# Delete issue field option

`DELETE /rest/api/3/field/{fieldKey}/option/{optionId}`

Deletes an option from a select list issue field.

Note that this operation **only works for issue field select list options added by Connect apps**, it cannot be used with issue field select list options created in Jira or using operations from the [Issue custom field options](#api-group-Issue-custom-field-options) resource.

**[Permissions](#permissions) required:** *Administer Jira* [global permission](https://confluence.atlassian.com/x/x4dKLg). Jira permissions are not required for the app providing the field.

## Path parameters

- `fieldKey` string, required
- `optionId` integer, required

## Response `204`

Returned if the field option is deleted.

- unknown

## Other responses

- `403` — Returned if the request is not authenticated as a Jira administrator or the app that provided the field.
- `404` — Returned if the field or option is not found.
- `409` — Returned if the option is selected for the field in any issue.

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[API](https://skmtc.net/atlassian/apis/the-jira-cloud-platform-rest-api-3.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/atlassian/apis/the-jira-cloud-platform-rest-api-3/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/atlassian/the-jira-cloud-platform-rest-api-3/versions/5a51740d7ab3/schema)