---
title: "Delete a playbook"
method: DELETE
path: "/playbooks/{id}"
tags: ["Playbooks"]
---

# Delete a playbook

`DELETE /playbooks/{id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://app.gc.ai/api/external/v1`
- URL: `https://app.gc.ai/api/external/v1/playbooks/{id}`
- Auth: API key in header `Authorization`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/gc-ai/apis/gc-ai-external-api/docs/playbooks/:id/delete.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Soft-delete a playbook by ID. The playbook is marked as deleted and will no longer appear in `GET /playbooks` results.

User-scoped keys require admin access to the playbook. Org-scoped keys can delete org-visible (non-private) playbooks.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, uuid, required: The playbook ID to delete

## Response `200`

Playbook successfully deleted

- DeletePlaybookResponse
  - `deleted` boolean, required: Always `true` on success

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid playbook ID format
- `401`: Missing or malformed API key
- `403`: Invalid API key
- `404`: Playbook not found or not accessible to the caller
- `429`: Rate limit exceeded. See [Rate Limits](https://docs.gc.ai/api-reference/concepts/rate-limits) for the tiers, limits, and how to back off.
- `500`: Internal server error
- `503`: Service temporarily unavailable

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