---
title: "Delete an article"
method: DELETE
path: "/api/articles/{articleId}"
tags: ["Articles"]
---

# Delete an article

`DELETE /api/articles/{articleId}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://www.polyblog.io`
- URL: `https://www.polyblog.io/api/articles/{articleId}`
- Auth: one of:
  - HTTP basic
  - API key in header `Authorization`

Deletes an article. Requires the `articles:write` scope. An article owned by another organization responds 404. Fires the `article.deleted` webhook.

## Path parameters

- `articleId` string, required

## Response `200`

The deleted article id

## Other responses

- `404`: Not found (or owned by another organization)

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/polyblog/apis/polyblog-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/polyblog/apis/polyblog-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/polyblog/apis/polyblog-api/revisions/b0d2db9337ab?raw)