---
title: "Deletes a workflow automation by id."
method: DELETE
path: "/workflows/{workflowId}/automations/{automationId}"
tags: ["workflowAutomations"]
---

# Deletes a workflow automation by id.

`DELETE /workflows/{workflowId}/automations/{automationId}`

Requires specifying whether to delete or unlink synced automations on linked projects/templates.

<Check title="Required Permissions" icon="key">The user must be an admin or have `project-manage-config:write` permissions.</Check>

## Path parameters

- `workflowId` string, uuid, required
- `automationId` string, uuid, required

## Query parameters

- `deleteSyncedAutomations` boolean

## Headers

- `Authorization` string, required

## Response `204`

No Content

- object

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request

## Changes

- **2026-09-12** `8e46cf415581` — 1 info
  - api operation id `DeleteWorkflowAutomation` removed and replaced with `workflowAutomations_DeleteWorkflowAutomation`

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/awork-io/apis/api-v1-reference/changes/workflows/:workflowId/automations/:automationId/delete.md)

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