---
title: "Delete Background Removal"
method: DELETE
path: "/v3/background-removals/{job_id}"
tags: ["Background Removal"]
---

# Delete Background Removal

`DELETE /v3/background-removals/{job_id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.heygen.com`
- URL: `https://api.heygen.com/v3/background-removals/{job_id}`
- Auth: one of:
  - API key in header `x-api-key`
  - HTTP bearer

Soft-deletes a background removal job.

## Path parameters

- `job_id` string, required

## Response `200`

Successful response

- object
  - `data` BackgroundRemovalDeleteResponse
    - `id` string, required: The deleted background removal job id.
    - `deleted` boolean, required: Always true on success.

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid request parameters
- `401`: Authentication failed
- `404`: Resource not found
- `429`: Rate limit exceeded

## Changes

- **2026-11-03** `7dfa5e59b4f5`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/heygen/apis/heygen-external-api/changes/v3/background-removals/:job_id/delete.md)

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