---
title: "Un-publish a brainstorm"
method: DELETE
path: "/v1/brainstorms/{brainstormId}/publish"
tags: ["brainstorms"]
---

# Un-publish a brainstorm

`DELETE /v1/brainstorms/{brainstormId}/publish`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.flowral.app`
- URL: `https://api.flowral.app/v1/brainstorms/{brainstormId}/publish`
- Auth: one of:
  - HTTP bearer
  - OAuth 2 (client credentials, token URL `https://api.flowral.app/v1/oauth/token`, scopes: `flows:write`)

Takes the board off the internet. Immediate: the link stops working for everyone who already has it, including anyone with the page open.

## Path parameters

- `brainstormId` string, required

## Response `200`

SUCCESS

- BrainstormSummary: A brainstorm without its ideas — what list endpoints return.
  - `id` string, required
  - `name` string, required
  - `archived` boolean, required
  - `public` boolean: Whether this brainstorm is published — readable by anyone with its link, with no account.
  - `publicUrl` string, nullable: The published link, or null when private.
  - `ideaCount` integer
  - `createdAt` string, date-time
  - `updatedAt` string, date-time

## Other responses

- `401`: UNAUTHORIZED
- `403`: FORBIDDEN
- `404`: NOT_FOUND
- `429`: RATE_LIMITED

---

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