---
title: "Delete a skill"
method: DELETE
path: "/skills/{id}"
tags: ["Skills"]
---

# Delete a skill

`DELETE /skills/{id}`

## Request

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

Delete a skill. Attached files are detached, not deleted; manage file lifecycle via the files API.

User-scoped keys require write access to the skill; org-scoped keys can delete org-visible (non-private) skills. Official skills cannot be deleted via the API.

## Path parameters

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

## Response `200`

Skill successfully deleted

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

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid skill ID format
- `401`: Missing or malformed API key
- `403`: Caller has read-only access to the skill
- `404`: Skill 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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[API](https://skmtc.dev/gc-ai/apis/gc-ai-external-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/gc-ai/apis/gc-ai-external-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/gc-ai/apis/gc-ai-external-api/revisions/2bbdfddf7107?raw)