---
title: "Delete a campaign"
method: DELETE
path: "/advanced/campaigns/{campaignId}"
tags: ["Campaigns"]
---

# Delete a campaign

`DELETE /advanced/campaigns/{campaignId}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.emelia.io`
- URL: `https://api.emelia.io/advanced/campaigns/{campaignId}`
- Auth: API key in header `Authorization`

Deletes the campaign. A running campaign must be paused first. Irreversible.

## Path parameters

- `campaignId` string, required: MongoDB ObjectId: 24 hexadecimal characters.

## Response `200`

Success.

- Success
  - `success` true, required

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid request.
- `401`: Missing, malformed, unknown or disabled API key. The key must be exactly 48 characters, otherwise it is treated as a session token and rejected the same way.
- `500`: Unexpected error. IMPORTANT: this is also what you receive today when the per minute quota of your account is exceeded (the quota error is not mapped to 429 for API keys). No `Retry-After` header is sent. Wait until the next minute window before retrying.

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