---
title: "Delete a company benefit"
method: DELETE
path: "/v1/company_benefits/{company_benefit_id}"
tags: ["Company Benefits"]
---

# Delete a company benefit

`DELETE /v1/company_benefits/{company_benefit_id}`

The following must be true in order to delete a company benefit

  - There are no employee benefits associated with the company benefit
  - There are no payroll items associated with the company benefit
  - The benefit is not managed by a Partner or by Gusto (type must be 'External')

When the application has the `company_benefits:write:benefit_type_limited` data scope, the application can only delete company benefits for benefit types that are permitted for the application.

scope: `company_benefits:write`

## Path parameters

- `company_benefit_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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