---
title: "Delete a vendor"
method: DELETE
path: "/vendors/{id}"
tags: ["Vendors"]
---

# Delete a vendor

`DELETE /vendors/{id}`

Deletes a vendor and all associated data in a transaction:
1. Deletes vendor risks (vendor_risks table)
2. Deletes project associations (vendors_projects table)
3. Deletes the vendor record itself
Fires automation triggers (vendor_deleted).

## Path parameters

- `id` integer, required

## Response `202`

Vendor deleted successfully

- object
  - `message` string
  - `data` boolean

## Other responses

- `401` — Unauthorized - missing or invalid JWT
- `404` — Vendor not found
- `500` — Internal server error

## Changes

- **2026-07-13** `d86d0bf8bebe` — 1 info
  - api operation id `deleteVendorById` was added
- **2026-07-13** `655215fe8c81` — 1 info
  - api operation id `deleteVendorById` removed and replaced with ``
- **2026-06-22** `5878ba786a89` — 1 info
  - api operation id `deleteVendorById` was added
- **2026-04-21** `55cdc040840c` — 1 breaking, 4 info
  - removed the success response with the status `200`
  - api operation id `deleteVendorById` removed and replaced with ``
  - added the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `500`
  - added the non-success response with the status `404`
  - …1 more
- **2026-04-05** `c419b1e72a65` — 1 breaking, 5 info
  - removed the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `200`
  - api operation id `deleteVendorById` was added
  - the endpoint scheme security `bearerAuth` was added to the API
  - the endpoint scheme security `JWTAuth` was removed from the API
  - …2 more

[Full history](https://skmtc.dev/verifywise-ai/apis/verifywise-api/changes/vendors/:id/delete.md)

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