---
title: "Soft-delete a task by ID. Destructive but reversible within 30 days (TaskCleanupJob purges trash daily at 2am KST). Returns 404 if the task does not exist or is not owned by the authenticated user."
method: POST
path: "/api/mcp/tools/delete_task"
tags: ["tasks"]
---

# Soft-delete a task by ID. Destructive but reversible within 30 days (TaskCleanupJob purges trash daily at 2am KST). Returns 404 if the task does not exist or is not owned by the authenticated user.

`POST /api/mcp/tools/delete_task`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.ainote.dev`
- URL: `https://api.ainote.dev/api/mcp/tools/delete_task`
- Auth: API key in header `Authorization`

Soft-delete a task by ID. Destructive but reversible within 30 days (TaskCleanupJob purges trash daily at 2am KST). Returns 404 if the task does not exist or is not owned by the authenticated user.

## Request body

- object
  - `id` string, required: Task ID to delete

## Response `200`

Tool executed successfully

- ToolSuccessResponse: Successful tool invocation. `content` mirrors the MCP `tools/call` result shape: an array of content blocks (text and optionally a structured resource payload).
  - `content` object[]
    - `type` 'text' | 'resource'
    - `text` string

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid arguments or business-rule violation
- `401`: Missing or invalid McpKey

---

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