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url: https://docs.youcan.shop/store-admin/categories/delete.md
---
# Delete a Category

Endpoint: `https://api.youcan.shop/categories/{id}`

Method: `DELETE`

## Required Scopes

* `delete-categories`

## Response

\[200] OK

```json
{
  "message": "category successfully deleted",
  "http_code": 200,
  "code": "DELETED",
  "type": "success"
}
```

\[404] Not Found

```json
{
    "status": 404,
    "detail": "Category not found",
    "meta": []
}
```

\[422] Unprocessable Entity — attempting to delete the default category

```json
{
    "status": 0,
    "detail": "cannot delete default category",
    "meta": []
}
```