---
title: "Remove an object from a collection"
method: DELETE
path: "/collections/{collection_id}/items"
tags: ["Collections"]
---

# Remove an object from a collection

`DELETE /collections/{collection_id}/items`

Removes one member. The object itself is untouched, and removing something that was never a member is not an error.

## Path parameters

- `collection_id` string, required

## Query parameters

- `id` string
- `object_type` string

## Request body

- CollectionRemoveRequest
  - `id` string
  - `object_type` string — Type of the object

## Response `200`

Removal confirmation

- SuccessResponse
  - `success` string

## Other responses

- `400` — HTTP 400 Bad Request (errors 4705, 4710).
- `401` — HTTP 401 Unauthorized (error 4701).
- `403` — HTTP 403 Forbidden (errors 4700, 4703, 4742).
- `404` — HTTP 404 Not Found (error 4704).
- `500` — HTTP 500 Internal Server Error (error 4702).

## Changes

- **2026-07-29** `d57745813d53` — 2 warning
  - removed the request property `track` (media type: application/json)
  - removed the request property `track` (media type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded)
- **2026-07-29** `ccf0de34be2c` — 4 info
  - added the new optional request property `track` (media type: application/json)
  - added the new optional request property `track` (media type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded)
  - the request property `id` became optional (media type: application/json)
  - the request property `id` became optional (media type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded)
- **2026-07-28** `48f80d018de4` — 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/ampache/apis/ampache-rest-api/changes/collections/:collection_id/items/delete.md)

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