---
title: "Delete folder"
method: DELETE
path: "/api/businesses/{business_id}/folders/{folder_id}"
tags: ["library"]
---

# Delete folder

`DELETE /api/businesses/{business_id}/folders/{folder_id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.mymarky.ai`
- URL: `https://api.mymarky.ai/api/businesses/{business_id}/folders/{folder_id}`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Delete a folder. Folder must be empty (no files or subfolders).

Errors:
    400 invalid_request: The folder still has files or subfolders in it.
    401 authentication_required: API key or token is missing, invalid, or revoked.
    403 permission_denied: Your plan does not include API access, or this business is not in your org.
    404 resource_not_found: No folder with that ID exists, or it is not in this business.
    429 rate_limit_exceeded: You sent too many requests this minute.

## Path parameters

- `business_id` string, required: A UUID identifier.
- `folder_id` string, required: A UUID identifier.

## Headers

- `Marky-Version` '2026-04-08' | '2026-07-17' | '2026-08-02' | '2026-08-04' | '2026-08-06'

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- StatusResponse
  - `status` string, required: Operation result (e.g. 'deleted', 'revoked')

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad request — the input was malformed or otherwise invalid.
- `401`: Authentication failed — the API key is missing or invalid.
- `403`: Forbidden — the key is valid but may not access this resource.
- `404`: Not found — no resource matches the id in the path.
- `422`: Validation error — one or more fields failed validation.
- `429`: Rate limited — retry after the window resets (see Retry-After).
- `500`: Server error — something failed on our side; retry or quote X-Request-Id.

---

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