---
title: "Cancels a publication"
method: DELETE
path: "/publications/{publicationId}"
tags: ["publish"]
---

# Cancels a publication

`DELETE /publications/{publicationId}`

Cancels a publication if it has not yet been submitted. Will fail if attempting to cancel a submitted publication. This allows the specified publication to be abandoned.  See Data API Developer’s Guide in the Documentation section for publication states diagram and all possible publication states transitions.

## Path parameters

- `publicationId` string, required

## Query parameters

- `billingTag` string

## Response `204`

Publication was cancelled successfully.

## Other responses

- `401` — Unauthorized.
- `403` — Forbidden.
- `404` — Publication not found.

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