---
title: "Delete a text preset"
method: DELETE
path: "/v1/text-presets/{presetId}"
tags: ["Clips"]
---

# Delete a text preset

`DELETE /v1/text-presets/{presetId}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.tella.com`
- URL: `https://api.tella.com/v1/text-presets/{presetId}`
- Auth: HTTP bearer
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/withchima/apis/tella-public-api/docs/v1/text-presets/:presetId/delete.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Deletes one of the authenticated user's saved text presets. Built-in `default:` presets can't be deleted. Text overlays already styled with the preset keep their look.

## Path parameters

- `presetId` string, required: A `personal` preset ID from GET /v1/text-presets

## Response `200`

OK

- SuccessResponse: Standard success response for operations that don't return data
  - `status` 'ok', required: Operation status

## Other responses

- `400`: The request was malformed or contained invalid parameters.
- `401`: Authentication is required. Provide a valid API key.
- `403`: You don't have permission to access this resource.
- `404`: The requested resource was not found.
- `409`: The request conflicts with the resource's current state, e.g. an Idempotency-Key whose first request is still in progress. Retry once it settles.
- `429`: You have exceeded the rate limit. Please slow down.
- `500`: An unexpected error occurred
- `501`: The requested operation is not implemented.
- `503`: A dependency was unavailable and the request was not executed. Safe to resend unchanged after the Retry-After delay.

## Changes

> 72 revisions in range; 1 not diffed.

- **2026-09-28** `ac47c99c144f`: 9 warning
  - added the new `edit_conflict` enum value to the `error` response property for the response status `400`
  - added the new `edit_conflict` enum value to the `error` response property for the response status `401`
  - added the new `edit_conflict` enum value to the `error` response property for the response status `403`
  - added the new `edit_conflict` enum value to the `error` response property for the response status `404`
  - …5 more
- **2026-09-21** `e70780c11bde`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/withchima/apis/tella-public-api/changes/v1/text-presets/:presetId/delete.md)

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