---
title: "Deletes a pet."
method: DELETE
path: "/pet/{petId}"
tags: ["pet"]
---

# Deletes a pet.

`DELETE /pet/{petId}`

Delete a pet.

## Path parameters

- `petId` integer, required

## Headers

- `api_key` string

## Response `200`

Pet deleted

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid pet value
- `default` — Unexpected error

## Changes

- **2025-03-19** `1315ee0b6b7e` — 1 info
  - added the success response with the status `200`
- **2025-03-17** `d5fd36e3763a` — 1 breaking
  - removed the success response with the status `200`
- **2025-03-14** `78de4368a03c` — 1 info
  - added the success response with the status `200`
- **2025-03-13** `887ffd0911f2` — 1 breaking
  - removed the success response with the status `200`
- **2025-03-12** `253de9e0f0ae` — 1 info
  - added the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `default`

[Full history](https://skmtc.dev/swagger/apis/swagger-petstore-openapi-3-0/changes/pet/:petId/delete.md)

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