---
title: "Delete a group channel"
method: DELETE
path: "/v3/group_channels/{channel_url}"
tags: ["Group channel"]
---

# Delete a group channel

`DELETE /v3/group_channels/{channel_url}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api-APP_ID.sendbird.com`
- URL: `https://api-APP_ID.sendbird.com/v3/group_channels/{channel_url}`
- Auth: none declared

## Delete a group channel

You can delete a group channel or a Supergroup channel using this API. See [this page](https://sendbird.com/docs/chat/platform-api/v3/channel/channel-overview#2-channel-types-3-open-channel-vs-group-channel-vs-supergroup-channel) to learn more about channel types.

[https://sendbird.com/docs/chat/platform-api/v3/channel/managing-a-channel/delete-a-group-channel#1-delete-a-group-channel](https://sendbird.com/docs/chat/platform-api/v3/channel/managing-a-channel/delete-a-group-channel#1-delete-a-group-channel)

## Path parameters

- `channel_url` string, required

## Headers

- `api-token` string

## Response `200`

Successful response

- EmptyObjectResponse

## Changes

- **2025-07-27** `7a85bad03e90`: 2 warning, 2 info
  - deleted the `header` request parameter `Api-Token`
  - removed the optional property `anyOf` from the response with the `200` status
  - api operation id `gcDeleteChannelByUrl` removed and replaced with `deleteAGroupChannel`
  - added the new optional `header` request parameter `api-token`
- **2023-11-10** `135d8b0705d4`: 1 info
  - the `header` request parameter `Api-Token` became optional
- **2022-05-03** `5299c01f7f16`: 1 info
  - added the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `200`
- **2022-02-16** `c42164095c7c`: 1 breaking
  - the `header` request parameter `Api-Token` became required

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/sendbird/apis/sendbird-platform-sdk/changes/v3/group_channels/:channel_url/delete.md)

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