---
title: "Take the knowledge base offline"
method: DELETE
path: "/v1/knowledge-base"
tags: ["Knowledge Center"]
---

# Take the knowledge base offline

`DELETE /v1/knowledge-base`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.vidocu.ai`
- URL: `https://api.vidocu.ai/v1/knowledge-base`
- Auth: one of:
  - HTTP bearer
  - OAuth 2 (authorization code, authorization URL `https://vidocu.ai/oauth/authorize`, token URL `https://api.vidocu.ai/oauth/token`)

Soft delete: the site stops resolving, articles are retained.

**Scope:** `knowledge_base:write`

**Role permission:** `canDelete` (OAuth only — API keys carry full workspace permissions)

## Response `200`

Success

- object: Resource deleted.
  - `deleted` true, required
  - `id` string, required

## Other responses

- `400`: Validation error
- `401`: Invalid or missing credentials
- `403`: Missing scope (`insufficient_scope`), insufficient role (`insufficient_role`), or quota exhausted (`limit_exceeded`)
- `429`: Rate limit exceeded (60 req/min)
- `500`: Server error

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/vidocu/apis/vidocu-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/vidocu/apis/vidocu-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/vidocu/apis/vidocu-api/revisions/cc813d2ca5d2?raw)