---
title: "Delete a topic"
method: DELETE
path: "/v2/topics/{topicKey}"
tags: ["Topics"]
---

# Delete a topic

`DELETE /v2/topics/{topicKey}`

Delete a topic by its unique key identifier **topicKey**. 
    This action is irreversible and will remove all subscriptions to the topic.

## Path parameters

- `topicKey` string, required

## Headers

- `idempotency-key` string

## Response `200`

Topic deleted successfully

- DeleteTopicResponseDto
  - `acknowledged` boolean, required — Indicates if the operation was acknowledged

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `401` — Unauthorized
- `403` — Forbidden
- `404` — Not Found
- `405` — Method Not Allowed
- `409` — Conflict
- `413` — Payload Too Large
- `414` — URI Too Long
- `415` — Unsupported Media Type
- `422` — Unprocessable Entity
- `429` — The client has sent too many requests in a given amount of time.
- `500` — Internal Server Error
- `503` — The server is currently unable to handle the request due to a temporary overload or scheduled maintenance, which will likely be alleviated after some delay.

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