---
title: "Delete a category."
method: DELETE
path: "/v1/categories/{id}"
tags: ["categories"]
---

# Delete a category.

`DELETE /v1/categories/{id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://demo.firefly-iii.org/api`
- URL: `https://demo.firefly-iii.org/api/v1/categories/{id}`
- Auth: one of:
  - OAuth 2
    - Authorization code: `https://demo.firefly-iii.org/oauth/authorize`
    - Token URL: `https://demo.firefly-iii.org/oauth/token`
  - HTTP bearer

Delete a category. Transactions will not be removed.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Headers

- `X-Trace-Id` string, uuid

## Response `204`

Category deleted.

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad request
- `401`: Unauthenticated
- `404`: Page not found
- `500`: Internal exception

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/firefly-iii/apis/firefly-iii-api-v6-3-0-beta-2.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/firefly-iii/apis/firefly-iii-api-v6-3-0-beta-2/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/firefly-iii/apis/firefly-iii-api-v6-3-0-beta-2/revisions/a5f6f8195556?raw)