Delete the specified category

Delete the specified category.

delete/resource-categories/{id}/

Request

Base URL
https://example.com/api
Auth
- OAuth 2
  Authorization codehttps://example.com/oauth2/authorize
  Token URLhttps://example.com/api/oauth2/token
  Scopesresource_category:delete
- or API key in header XF-Api-Key
TypeScript
https://skmtc.dev/xenforo-ltd/apis/xenforo-api/docs/resource-categories/:id/delete.ts
A function with typed inputs. Its response is checked against the schema.

delete_childrenboolean

If true, child nodes will be deleted. Otherwise, they will be connected to this node's parent.

successboolean

Mar 18, 2026e271d0e41f6d Revision changes
- breaking
  the response's property type changed from string to boolean for status
- warning
  deleted the path request parameter id
- info
  api operation id delete_resource_categories_id_ removed and replaced with deleteResourceCategoriesId
- info
  the endpoint scheme security XF-Api-Key was added to the API
- info
  the endpoint scheme security XF-OAuth2 was added to the API
- info
  added the new optional header request parameter XF-Api-User to all path's operations
- info
  added the new optional query request parameter api_bypass_permissions to all path's operations
Mar 6, 20260f490cfb7931 Revision changes
- info
  api tag Resource categories added
- info
  api tag resource-categories removed