---
search:
  tags:
    - Categories
    - DELETE
seo:
  description: >-
    Removes the label from the vocabulary. Products keep the label… Reference
    for the DELETE /api/v1/categories/{id} endpoint in the Bloomcount Public API
    API.
sidebar:
  label: Delete a category
  badge: DELETE
title: Delete a category
type: openapi-operation
---
Removes the label from the vocabulary. Products keep the label they carried, so nothing is recategorised — the
label simply stops being offered.

**Errors**

- `404 category_not_found` — unknown ID, or one belonging to another tenant.
- `409 preset_category_immutable` — a built-in category can't be deleted.

<Operation source="reference" id="delete-api-v1-categories-id" />