---
title: "Delete a repo-level runner"
method: DELETE
path: "/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/runners/{runner_id}"
tags: ["repository"]
---

# Delete a repo-level runner

`DELETE /repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/runners/{runner_id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://demo.gitea.com/api/v1`
- URL: `https://demo.gitea.com/api/v1/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/runners/{runner_id}`
- Auth: one of:
  - HTTP basic
  - API key in query parameter `token`
  - API key in query parameter `access_token`
  - API key in header `Authorization`
  - API key in query parameter `sudo`
  - API key in header `Sudo`
  - API key in header `X-GITEA-OTP`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/gitea/apis/gitea-api/docs/repos/:owner/:repo/actions/runners/:runner_id/delete.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

## Path parameters

- `owner` string, required
- `repo` string, required
- `runner_id` string, required

## Response `204`

runner has been deleted

## Other responses

- `default`: APIError is error format response

## Changes

- **2026-10-28** `7ef50c4c527f`: 2 info
  - removed the non-success response with the status `400`
  - removed the non-success response with the status `404`
- **2025-05-20** `4ff3544d6eb3`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/gitea/apis/gitea-api/changes/repos/:owner/:repo/actions/runners/:runner_id/delete.md)

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