# Delete a comment

Deletes a comment using the legacy Clover API format.

This endpoint accepts the comment ID in the request body instead of the route parameter.

### Request Body

json
{
  "id": "507f1f77bcf86cd799439011"
}


### Deletion Behavior

- Comments with replies: Soft delete
  - Content is replaced with "[deleted]"
  - Author information is anonymized
  - Comment remains visible to maintain conversation context
  - Votes and scores are reset to 0

- Comments without replies: Hard delete
  - Comment is permanently removed from the database
  - All associated data is deleted

### Permissions

- Comment authors can delete their own comments
- Admins can delete any comment (subject to permissions)
- Lite seat admins can only delete their own comments
- Non-authors require manage_comments or manage_comments_private permission

### Response

Returns a success confirmation (Clover format):

json
{
  "success": true
}


Note: Nova API returns { id, object: "comment", deleted: true }, but Clover transformer converts it to { success: true } for backwards compatibility.

### Errors

- 400 - Invalid comment ID format or missing ID in body
- 403 - Not authorized to delete this comment
- 404 - Comment not found or doesn't belong to your organization

Endpoint: DELETE /v2/comment
Version: 2026-01-01.nova
Security: bearerAuth

## Header parameters:

  - `Featurebase-Version` (string)
    API version for this request. Defaults to your organization's configured API version if not specified.
    Example: "2026-01-01.nova"

## Request fields (application/json):

  - `id` (string, required)
    Comment ID
    Example: "507f1f77bcf86cd799439011"

## Response 200 fields (application/json):

  - `success` (boolean, required)
    Example: true

## Response 400 fields (application/json):

  - `error` (object, required)

  - `error.type` (string, required)
    The type of error returned
    Enum: "invalid_request_error"

  - `error.code` (string, required)
    Machine-readable error code
    Enum: "invalid_id"

  - `error.message` (string, required)
    Human-readable error message
    Example: "An error occurred"

  - `error.param` (string)
    The parameter that caused the error (if applicable)
    Example: "id"

  - `error.status` (number, required)
    HTTP status code
    Enum: 400

## Response 404 fields (application/json):

  - `error` (object, required)

  - `error.type` (string, required)
    The type of error returned
    Enum: "invalid_request_error"

  - `error.code` (string, required)
    Machine-readable error code
    Enum: "comment_not_found"

  - `error.message` (string, required)
    Human-readable error message
    Example: "An error occurred"

  - `error.param` (string)
    The parameter that caused the error (if applicable)
    Example: "id"

  - `error.status` (number, required)
    HTTP status code
    Enum: 404