# Delete a company by external company ID

Permanently deletes a company by its external company ID (the companyId from your system).

This will also remove the company from all linked users' associations.

### Path Parameters

- companyId - The external company ID from your system

### Deletion Behavior

When a company is deleted:
- The company record is permanently removed
- The company is removed from all linked users' companyIds and companies arrays

### Response

Returns a deletion confirmation object:
- id - The Featurebase internal ID of the deleted company
- object - Always "company"
- deleted - Always true

### Example Response

json
{
  "id": "507f1f77bcf86cd799439011",
  "object": "company",
  "deleted": true
}


### Use Case

Use this endpoint when you need to delete a company using your own system's company identifier,
such as when a company is removed from your application.

### Version Availability

This endpoint is only available in API version 2026-01-01.nova and newer.

Endpoint: DELETE /v2/companies/by-company-id/{companyId}
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"

## Path parameters:

  - `companyId` (string, required)
    The external company ID from your system
    Example: "comp_12345"

## Response 200 fields (application/json):

  - `id` (string, required)
    Unique identifier of the deleted company
    Example: "507f1f77bcf86cd799439011"

  - `object` (string, required)
    Object type identifier
    Enum: "company"

  - `deleted` (boolean, required)
    Indicates the resource was deleted
    Enum: true

## 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: "company_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