---
title: "Delete an existing content item immediately."
method: DELETE
path: "/authoring/v1/content/{id}"
tags: ["Authoring content"]
---

# Delete an existing content item immediately.

`DELETE /authoring/v1/content/{id}`

Use the /content/{id} endpoint to delete an existing content item in the database. If the content item that you want to delete has an active draft version, then you cannot delete it. Delete the draft version of the content item and then delete the content item.
<br />User roles: admin, manager, editor

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Response `200`

Successfully deleted the content item that matches the ID that you provided.

## Other responses

- `404` — The content item with ID {id} was not found.
- `409` — Unable to delete the content item with the ID "{0}" because another user updated the content item since it was last retrieved.
- `429` — Too Many Requests, the server has reached a limit, the request must be sent again at a later time.
- `503` — Unable to delete the content item in the database as the service is unavailable. Try again later.
- `default` — Unexpected error.

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[API](https://skmtc.net/goacoustic/apis/acoustic-content-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/goacoustic/apis/acoustic-content-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/goacoustic/acoustic-content-api/versions/677305266d89/schema)