---
title: "Delete a channel-permission matrix cell"
method: POST
path: "/v1/channel-permission-overrides/delete"
tags: ["channel-permission-overrides"]
---

# Delete a channel-permission matrix cell

`POST /v1/channel-permission-overrides/delete`

## Request

- Base URL: `` (relative, and the document was published on a file host, not at the API’s origin)
- URL: `/v1/channel-permission-overrides/delete`
- Auth: none declared

Removes one cell by its composite key (selector × contact-type), letting the next cascade tier up win. Returns whether a cell was removed.

## Request body

- object
  - `selector` union, required
    - object
      - `scope` 'workspace', required
    - object
      - `scope` 'adapter', required
      - `adapter` string, required
    - object
      - `scope` 'channel_type', required
      - `adapter` string, required
      - `channelType` 'dm' | 'private' | 'public', required
    - object
      - `scope` 'channel', required
      - `adapter` string, required
      - `channelExternalId` string, required
  - `contactType` 'guardian' | 'trusted_contact' | 'unverified_contact' | 'unknown', required

## Response `200`

Successful response

- object
  - `removed` boolean, required

## Changes

- **2026-07-07** `58b33189be84`: 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2026-06-15** `8aa43f77a604`: 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/vellum-ai/apis/vellum-gateway-api/changes/v1/channel-permission-overrides/delete/post.md)

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