---
title: "Permanently delete link type."
method: DELETE
path: "/v1/link-types/{id}"
tags: ["links"]
---

# Permanently delete link type.

`DELETE /v1/link-types/{id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://demo.firefly-iii.org/api`
- URL: `https://demo.firefly-iii.org/api/v1/link-types/{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

Will permanently delete a link type. The links between transactions will be removed. The transactions themselves remain. You cannot delete some of the system provided link types, indicated by the editable=false flag when you list it.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Headers

- `X-Trace-Id` string, uuid

## Response `204`

Link type 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-v6-4-8.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/firefly-iii/apis/firefly-iii-api-v6-4-8/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/firefly-iii/apis/firefly-iii-api-v6-4-8/revisions/bf6c71da53e3?raw)