---
title: "Delete a note"
method: DELETE
path: "/v1/notes/{id}"
---

# Delete a note

`DELETE /v1/notes/{id}`

Moves a note to the trash. The note is soft-deleted and may be restored from the Lightfield UI.

Calling delete on an already-trashed note is a no-op and returns the existing record.

**[Required scope](/using-the-api/scopes/):** `notes:delete`

**[Rate limit category](/using-the-api/rate-limits/):** Write

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required — Unique identifier of the note to delete.

## Headers

- `Lightfield-Version` '2026-03-01', required

## Request body

- object

## Response `200`

OK

- NoteDeleteResponse
  - `id` string, required — Unique identifier for the entity.
  - `createdAt` string, required — ISO 8601 timestamp of when the entity was created.
  - `updatedAt` string, nullable, required — ISO 8601 timestamp of when the entity was last updated, or null.
  - `httpLink` string, nullable, required — URL to view the entity in the Lightfield web app, or null.
  - `externalId` string, nullable — External identifier for the entity, or null if unset.
  - `fields` object, required — Map of field names to their typed values. System fields are prefixed with `$` (e.g. `$name`, `$email`); custom attributes use their bare slug.
  - `relationships` object, required — Map of relationship names to their associated entities. System relationships are prefixed with `$` (e.g. `$owner`, `$contact`).

## Other responses

- `400` — 400
- `401` — 401
- `403` — 403
- `404` — 404
- `409` — 409
- `415` — 415
- `422` — 422
- `429` — 429
- `500` — 500
- `501` — 501
- `503` — 503
- `504` — 504

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