---
title: "Remove a category"
method: DELETE
path: "/candidates/{candidateId}/skills/{categoryId}"
tags: ["Candidate API:Skills"]
---

# Remove a category

`DELETE /candidates/{candidateId}/skills/{categoryId}`

Remove a single category and all associated sub-categories and skills

## Path parameters

- `candidateId` integer, required
- `categoryId` integer, required

## Response `200`

List of skills for the specified candidate

- CategoryListRepresentation
  - `items` CategoryModel[], nullable
    - `categoryId` integer, required
    - `name` string, required
    - `subCategories` SubCategoryModel[], nullable
      - `subCategoryId` integer, required
      - `name` string, required
      - `skills` SkillCategoryModel[], nullable
        - `skillId` integer, required
        - `name` string, required
  - `links` ModelLinks
    - `self` string, uri, nullable

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