---
title: "Delete an employee termination"
method: DELETE
path: "/v1/employees/{employee_id}/terminations"
tags: ["Employee Employments"]
---

# Delete an employee termination

`DELETE /v1/employees/{employee_id}/terminations`

Delete an employee termination.

scope: `employments:write`

## Path parameters

- `employee_id` string, required

## Headers

- `X-Gusto-API-Version` '2026-06-15'

## Response `204`

No Content

## Other responses

- `404` — Not Found The requested resource does not exist. Make sure the provided UUID is valid.
- `422` — Unprocessable Entity This may happen when the body of your request contains errors such as `invalid_attribute_value`, or the request fails due to an `invalid_operation`. See the [Errors Categories](https://docs.gusto.com/embedded-payroll/docs/error-categories) guide for more details.

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