# Delete a post

Permanently deletes a post. This action cannot be undone.

### What Gets Deleted

When you delete a post:
- The post itself is permanently removed
- All comments on the post are deleted
- Vote records are removed
- Any associated notifications are cleared

### Response

Returns a deletion confirmation object with:
- id - The ID of the deleted post
- object - Always "post"
- deleted - Always true

### Permissions

Requires member-level access or higher to delete posts.

Endpoint: DELETE /v2/posts/{id}
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:

  - `id` (string, required)
    Post unique identifier
    Example: "507f1f77bcf86cd799439011"

## Response 200 fields (application/json):

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

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

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