---
title: "Delete dead letter"
method: DELETE
path: "/v2/pipelines/{pipeline_key}/dead_letters/{dead_letter_id}"
tags: ["Pipeline Dead Letters"]
---

# Delete dead letter

`DELETE /v2/pipelines/{pipeline_key}/dead_letters/{dead_letter_id}`

Deletes a dead letter from the queue. Use this to dismiss a known failure that does not need retrying.

## Path parameters

- `pipeline_key` string, required — The unique key for the pipeline. You can provide the key, or the platform generates one.
- `dead_letter_id` string, required

## Headers

- `Request-Timeout` integer
- `Request-Timeout-Millis` integer

## Response `204`

The dead letter is deleted.

## Other responses

- `403` — Permissions do not allow deleting this dead letter.
- `404` — Pipeline or dead letter not found.

---

[API](https://skmtc.net/vectara/apis/vectara-rest-api-v2.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/vectara/apis/vectara-rest-api-v2/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/vectara/vectara-rest-api-v2/revisions/83554494d7f8/schema)