---
title: "Delete Photographer Completely Endpoint"
method: DELETE
path: "/photographers"
---

# Delete Photographer Completely Endpoint

`DELETE /photographers`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.pavoot.com` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://api.pavoot.com/photographers`
- Auth: none declared

Delete a photographer from the database and Clerk. Refused if they own any images.

409 with an explanation when they have images, pointing at revokeAccess (keeps attribution)
or merge (moves it deliberately) instead.

## Query parameters

- `photographerId` string, required

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- unknown

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

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