---
title: "Delete a creative"
method: DELETE
path: "/v1/ads/creatives/{creativeId}"
tags: ["Ad Creatives"]
---

# Delete a creative

`DELETE /v1/ads/creatives/{creativeId}`

Deletes a creative from the library. Meta only allows deleting creatives not referenced
by any ad; otherwise its 400 surfaces verbatim.

## Path parameters

- `creativeId` string, required

## Query parameters

- `accountId` string, required

## Response `200`

Creative deleted

- object
  - `creativeId` string
  - `message` string

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid input, the creative is in use, or Meta rejected the delete
- `401` — Unauthorized
- `404` — The account or requested resource was not found or is not accessible. An account ID may have been disconnected and removed. Read GET /v1/accounts for current account IDs.
- `409` — The account exists but is inactive or needs reconnection. Reconnect it, then read GET /v1/accounts for its current account ID before retrying. Code: ads_connection_required.
- `501` — Only supported on Meta (facebook/instagram)

## Changes

- **2026-09-25** `2c04683ce694` — 8 info
  - added the optional property `details/adAccountId` to the response with the `404` status
  - added the optional property `details/adAccountId` to the response with the `409` status
  - added the optional property `details/createdObjects` to the response with the `404` status
  - added the optional property `details/createdObjects` to the response with the `409` status
  - …4 more
- **2026-09-16** `3e6ddf2a99ea` — 2 info
  - added the optional property `details/budgetScope` to the response with the `404` status
  - added the optional property `details/budgetScope` to the response with the `409` status
- **2026-09-15** `0dba7d004d75` — 4 info
  - added the optional property `details/quotaExhausted` to the response with the `404` status
  - added the optional property `details/quotaExhausted` to the response with the `409` status
  - added the optional property `details/quotaScope` to the response with the `404` status
  - added the optional property `details/quotaScope` to the response with the `409` status
- **2026-09-10** `e70ed06e7150` — 2 info
  - added the non-success response with the status `404`
  - added the non-success response with the status `409`

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/zernio/apis/zernio-api/changes/v1/ads/creatives/:creativeId/delete.md)

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