---
title: "Delete Item"
method: DELETE
path: "/{databaseId}/items/{itemId}"
tags: ["Items"]
---

# Delete Item

`DELETE /{databaseId}/items/{itemId}`

Deletes an item of the given `itemId` from the catalog.

If there are any *purchases*, *ratings*, *bookmarks*, *cart additions*, or *detail views* of the item present in the database, they will be deleted in cascade as well. Also, if the item is present in some *series*, it will be removed from all the *series* where present.

If an item becomes obsolete/no longer available, it is meaningful to keep it in the catalog (along with all the interaction data, which are very useful), and **only exclude the item from recommendations**. In such a case, use [ReQL filter](https://docs.recombee.com/reql) instead of deleting the item completely.

## Path parameters

- `databaseId` string, required
- `itemId` string, required

## Response `200`

Successful operation.

## Other responses

- `400` — The `itemId` does not match ^[a-zA-Z0-9_\-:@\.]+$.
- `404` — The `itemId` is not present in the item catalog. In many cases, you may consider this code a success – it only tells you that nothing has been deleted from the database since the item was already not present. If there is no additional info in the JSON response, you probably have an error in your URL.

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