---
title: "Delete a specific cycler by id"
method: DELETE
path: "/cyclers/{cycler_id}"
tags: ["Cyclers"]
---

# Delete a specific cycler by id

`DELETE /cyclers/{cycler_id}`

## Request

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

Delete an existing cycler identified by its ID.

Foreign-key cascade drops child channels (cyclers -> channels).

## Path parameters

- `cycler_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 `cycler_id`, the format changed from no format to `uuid`

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

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