---
title: "Delete a subtask"
method: DELETE
path: "/tasks/{taskId}/subtasks/{id}"
tags: ["Tasks"]
---

# Delete a subtask

`DELETE /tasks/{taskId}/subtasks/{id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.smokeball.com`
- URL: `https://api.smokeball.com/tasks/{taskId}/subtasks/{id}`
- Auth: API key in header `x-api-key` and API key in header `Authorization`

Deletes a specified subtask of a specified task.

## Path parameters

- `taskId` string, uuid, required
- `id` string, uuid, required

## Response `202`

When request is accepted. Returns a hypermedia 'Link' object of the subtask to be deleted.

- Link
  - `id` string, nullable
  - `href` string, nullable
  - `relation` string, nullable
  - `method` string, nullable

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request
- `403`: When subtask with specified id is not associated with authenticated client.
- `404`: When subtask with specified id does not exist.

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/smokeball/apis/smokeball-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/smokeball/apis/smokeball-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/smokeball/apis/smokeball-api/revisions/6e350cf667d4?raw)