# Delete a ticket

Permanently deletes a ticket by its ticket number.

### Path Parameters

- id - The ticket number

### Response

Returns a deletion confirmation:

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


### Behavior

- Customer-facing tickets: Deletes the ticket and its linked conversation.
- Back-office / tracker tickets: Deletes the ticket and unlinks it from the conversation (conversation is preserved).

### Caution

This operation is irreversible.

Endpoint: DELETE /v2/tickets/{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` (integer, required)

## Response 200 fields (application/json):

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

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

  - `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: "resource_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