---
title: "Remove a runner"
method: DELETE
path: "/api/orgs/{slug}/actions/pools/{poolId}/runners/{runnerId}"
tags: ["Actions"]
---

# Remove a runner

`DELETE /api/orgs/{slug}/actions/pools/{poolId}/runners/{runnerId}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://git.cafe`
- URL: `https://git.cafe/api/orgs/{slug}/actions/pools/{poolId}/runners/{runnerId}`
- Auth: one of:
  - API key in cookie `gc-session`
  - HTTP bearer
  - HTTP basic
  - HTTP token

Retires a runner and invalidates its credential; a busy runner's attempt is settled as lost. Idempotent. Requires authenticated authority and enforces current resource policy.

## Path parameters

- `slug` string, required
- `poolId` string, required
- `runnerId` string, required

## Response `200`

Response for status 200

- object
  - `id` string, required
  - `poolId` string, required
  - `name` string, required
  - `labels` string[], required
  - `os` 'linux' | 'macos' | 'windows', required
  - `arch` 'x64' | 'arm64', required
  - `agentVersion` string, required
  - `ephemeral` boolean, required
  - `source` 'registration' | 'jit', required
  - `state` 'idle' | 'busy' | 'offline' | 'retired', required
  - `boundJobId` string, nullable, required
  - `lastSeenAt` string, date-time, nullable, required
  - `retiredAt` string, date-time, nullable, required
  - `createdAt` string, date-time, required

## Other responses

- `400`: The request is invalid.
- `401`: Authentication is required, or the supplied credential is invalid.
- `403`: The credential does not permit this operation. A `code`, when present, names the refusal.
- `404`: The resource does not exist or is not visible to the caller.
- `409`: The request conflicts with the current state. A `code`, when present, names the refusal; `retryable` says whether the same request can succeed later, and `operationId` names the operation in the way.
- `429`: A rate limit is exhausted. Wait Retry-After seconds; the value is a hint, so back off on a repeat 429.
- `503`: A required service is temporarily unavailable; retry later.

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/gitcafe/apis/git-cafe-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/gitcafe/apis/git-cafe-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/gitcafe/apis/git-cafe-api/revisions/9fa233d2986d?raw)