---
title: "Remove a reaction"
method: DELETE
path: "/v1/chats/{chatID}/messages/{messageID}/reactions"
tags: ["Messages"]
---

# Remove a reaction

`DELETE /v1/chats/{chatID}/messages/{messageID}/reactions`

Remove the authenticated user's reaction from an existing message.

## Path parameters

- `chatID` string, required — Unique identifier of the chat.
- `messageID` string, required

## Query parameters

- `reactionKey` string, required — Reaction key to remove

## Response `200`

Request executed successfully

- RemoveReactionOutput
  - `success` true, required — Whether the reaction was successfully removed
  - `chatID` string, required — Unique identifier of the chat.
  - `messageID` string, required — Message ID.
  - `reactionKey` string, required — Reaction key that was removed

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid request parameters
- `401` — Access token is missing or invalid
- `403` — Access token does not have the required scope
- `404` — Resource not found
- `422` — Unprocessable entity - validation error
- `429` — Too many requests - rate limit exceeded
- `500` — Internal server error

## Changes

- **2026-02-20** `4acef56b00be` — 14 info
  - added `subschema #1, subschema #2, subschema #3` to the `details` response property `anyOf` list for the response status `400`
  - added `subschema #1, subschema #2, subschema #3` to the `details` response property `anyOf` list for the response status `401`
  - added `subschema #1, subschema #2, subschema #3` to the `details` response property `anyOf` list for the response status `403`
  - added `subschema #1, subschema #2, subschema #3` to the `details` response property `anyOf` list for the response status `404`
  - …10 more
- **2026-02-13** `3f6555bfea11` — 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/beeper/apis/beeper-desktop-api/changes/v1/chats/:chatID/messages/:messageID/reactions/delete.md)

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