---
title: "Unlike Essay"
method: DELETE
path: "/essay-engagement/{slug}/likes/{visitor_id}"
tags: ["essay engagement"]
---

# Unlike Essay

`DELETE /essay-engagement/{slug}/likes/{visitor_id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.verdun.ai` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://api.verdun.ai/essay-engagement/{slug}/likes/{visitor_id}`
- Auth: none declared

Idempotent: removing a like that is not there is a no-op.

## Path parameters

- `visitor_id` string, uuid4, required
- `slug` string, required: Essay slug.

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- EssayLikeResponse
  - `likes` integer, required: Total likes for the essay after the change.
  - `liked` boolean, required: Whether this visitor now likes the essay.

## Other responses

- `404`: Malformed slug.
- `413`: Request body exceeds the 8 KiB limit.
- `422`: Validation Error
- `429`: Too many like changes from this IP.

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/verdun/apis/verdun-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/verdun/apis/verdun-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/verdun/apis/verdun-api/revisions/00252d8227c1?raw)