---
title: "Remove a rate table category"
method: DELETE
path: "/rate_table_categories/{id}.json"
tags: ["Rate Table Categories"]
---

# Remove a rate table category

`DELETE /rate_table_categories/{id}.json`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://app.clio.com/api/v4`
- URL: `https://app.clio.com/api/v4/rate_table_categories/{id}.json`
- Auth: none declared

Removes a Rate Table category as of today. Every assignment of it to a Matter or Contact is removed; those Matters and Contacts fall back to their next rate source. Rates in effect today end yesterday, and later rates are deleted. A category that still has past rates is hidden but kept for history; one with no rates is deleted. This can't be undone.

## Path parameters

- `id` integer, required

## Headers

- `X-API-VERSION` string

## Response `204`

No Content

## Other responses

- `403`: Forbidden
- `404`: Not Found
- `422`: Unprocessable Entity

## Changes

- **2026-10-09** `c7f12ac3c341`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/clio/apis/clio-api-documentation/changes/rate_table_categories/:id.json/delete.md)

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