---
title: "Delete a specific channel by id"
method: DELETE
path: "/channels/{channel_id}"
tags: ["Channels"]
---

# Delete a specific channel by id

`DELETE /channels/{channel_id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.ionworks.com`
- URL: `https://api.ionworks.com/channels/{channel_id}`
- Auth: none declared

Delete an existing channel identified by its ID.

Deleting a channel nulls ``cell_measurements.channel_id`` on any referencing
measurements (they are not deleted).

## Path parameters

- `channel_id` string, uuid, required

## Response `204`

Successful Response

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

## Changes

- **2026-09-30** `ea3d377fec1a`: 1 breaking
  - for the `path` request parameter `channel_id`, the format changed from no format to `uuid`

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/ionworks/apis/ionworks-api/changes/channels/:channel_id/delete.md)

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