---
title: "Delete the specified category"
method: DELETE
path: "/media-categories/{id}/"
tags: ["Media categories"]
---

# Delete the specified category

`DELETE /media-categories/{id}/`

Delete the specified category.

## Query parameters

- `delete_children` boolean

## Response `200`

OK

- object
  - `success` boolean

## Other responses

- `default` — Error

## Changes

- **2026-03-18** `e271d0e41f6d` — 1 breaking, 1 warning, 5 info
  - the `success` response's property type changed from `string` to `boolean` for status `200`
  - deleted the `path` request parameter `id`
  - api operation id `delete_media_categories_id_` removed and replaced with `deleteMediaCategoriesId`
  - the endpoint scheme security `XF-Api-Key` was added to the API
  - …3 more
- **2026-03-06** `0f490cfb7931` — 2 info
  - api tag `Media categories` added
  - api tag `media-categories` removed
- **2026-03-05** `6b68c4d49c45` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2026-02-03** `fc0a40f3b859` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/xenforo-ltd/apis/xenforo-api/changes/media-categories/:id/delete.md)

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