---
title: "Delete a list"
method: DELETE
path: "/api/v1/lists/{id}"
tags: ["Lists"]
---

# Delete a list

`DELETE /api/v1/lists/{id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.recruitwithatlas.com`
- URL: `https://api.recruitwithatlas.com/api/v1/lists/{id}`
- Auth: HTTP bearer
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/recruitwithatlas/apis/atlas-api/docs/api/v1/lists/:id/delete.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Soft-deletes the list and removes its memberships. Only the owner can delete a private list; on team and public lists an agency admin can too.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, uuid, required: List ID

## Response `200`

List deleted

- object
  - `status` 'ok', required
  - `id` string, uuid, required

## Other responses

- `401`: Unauthorized - missing or invalid API key
- `403`: Forbidden — the Lists feature is switched off for this environment, or the list is visible to you but you may not change its members
- `404`: The list does not exist, belongs to another agency, or is not visible to you
- `422`: Validation error - the request failed schema validation (`errors.fieldErrors`) or a business rule (`errors.formErrors`)
- `429`: Too many requests - the caller has exceeded the per-agency rate limit for the tier this endpoint counts against (default per minute: 1200 read / 400 write / 60 upload). Inspect the `RateLimit-*` headers — returned on every response, not only on 429s — and back off until the window resets. See the "Rate limits" section of the introduction for details.
- `500`: Internal server error
- `501`: Endpoint is disabled in this environment (feature-flagged). Not a routing error — do not retry.

## Changes

- **2026-10-07** `0c873956b881`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/recruitwithatlas/apis/atlas-api/changes/api/v1/lists/:id/delete.md)

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