---
title: "Unpublish a job ad"
method: DELETE
path: "/jobs/{jobId}/jobads/{jobAdId}/postings"
tags: ["jobs"]
---

# Unpublish a job ad

`DELETE /jobs/{jobId}/jobads/{jobAdId}/postings`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.smartrecruiters.com`
- URL: `https://api.smartrecruiters.com/jobs/{jobId}/jobads/{jobAdId}/postings`
- Auth: one of:
  - API key in header `x-smarttoken`
  - OAuth 2
    - Authorization code: `https://www.smartrecruiters.com/identity/oauth/allow`
    - Token URL: `https://api.smartrecruiters.com/identity/oauth/token` scopes: `jobs_manage`

Unpublishes a job ad from all sources.

**Unpublishing a default job ad will unpublish all other job ads within that job.**

## Response `202`

Unpost scheduled

- JobAdUnpublishScheduled
  - `unpostingStatus` 'PENDING'

## Other responses

- `401`: with code * **ACCESS_FORBIDDEN** when user is not authorized to unpublish job ad
- `404`: with code * **JOBAD_NOT_FOUND** when job ad has not been found

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/smartrecruiters/apis/jobs-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/smartrecruiters/apis/jobs-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/smartrecruiters/apis/jobs-api/revisions/d7e4e0f20115?raw)