---
title: "Delete a service"
method: DELETE
path: "/services/{id}"
tags: ["Services"]
---

# Delete a service

`DELETE /services/{id}`

Delete an existing service.

Once the service is deleted, it will not be accessible from the web UI and new incidents won't be able to be created for this service.

A service may represent an application, component, or team you wish to open incidents against.

For more information see the [API Concepts Document](../../api-reference/a47605517c19a-api-concepts#services)

Scoped OAuth requires: `services.write`

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Headers

- `Accept` string, required
- `Content-Type` 'application/json', required

## Response `204`

The service was deleted successfully.

## Other responses

- `401` — Caller did not supply credentials or did not provide the correct credentials. If you are using an API key, it may be invalid or your Authorization header may be malformed.
- `403` — Caller is not authorized to view the requested resource. While your authentication is valid, the authenticated user or token does not have permission to perform this action.

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