> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://www.ayrshare.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Delete Automation

> Soft-delete an automation

export const PlansAvailable = ({plans = [], maxPackRequired}) => {
  let displayPlans = plans;
  if (plans && plans.length === 1) {
    const lowerCasePlan = plans[0].toLowerCase();
    if (lowerCasePlan === "business") {
      displayPlans = ["Launch", "Business", "Enterprise"];
    } else if (lowerCasePlan === "premium") {
      displayPlans = ["Premium", "Launch", "Business", "Enterprise"];
    }
  }
  return <Note>
Available on {displayPlans.length === 1 ? "the " : ""}
{displayPlans.join(", ").replace(/\b\w/g, l => l.toUpperCase())}{" "}
{displayPlans.length > 1 ? "plans" : "plan"}.

{maxPackRequired && <span onClick={() => window.open('https://www.ayrshare.com/docs/additional/maxpack', '_self')} className="flex items-center mt-2 cursor-pointer">
 <span className="px-1.5 py-0.5 rounded text-sm" style={{
    backgroundColor: '#C264B6',
    color: 'white',
    fontSize: '12px'
  }}>
   Max Pack required
 </span>
</span>}
</Note>;
};

export const HeaderAPI = ({noProfileKey, profileKeyRequired}) => <>
    <ParamField header="Authorization" type="string" required>
      <a href="/apis/overview#authorization">API Key</a> of the Primary Profile.
      <br />
      <br />
      Format: <code>Authorization: Bearer API_KEY</code>
    </ParamField>
    {!noProfileKey && (profileKeyRequired ? <ParamField header="Profile-Key" type="string" required>
          <a href="/apis/overview#profile-key-format">Profile Key</a> of a User Profile.
          <br />
          <br />
          Format: <code>Profile-Key: PROFILE_KEY</code>
        </ParamField> : <ParamField header="Profile-Key" type="string">
          <a href="/apis/overview#profile-key-format">Profile Key</a> of a User Profile.
          <br />
          <br />
          Format: <code>Profile-Key: PROFILE_KEY</code>
        </ParamField>)}
  </>;

<PlansAvailable plans={["business", "enterprise"]} maxPackRequired={false} />

<Note>
  **Beta.** See the [Automations Overview](/apis/automations/overview) for the full feature description.
</Note>

Soft-deletes the automation. The master row is flagged `deleted: true, active: false`; no new dispatches occur from this point on.

Existing triggers, actions, and activity rows are **not** cascaded. The activity history remains queryable via [`GET /automations/:id/activity`](/apis/automations/get-activity) for as long as the rows exist in Firestore (retention is indefinite for trace and analytics).

Soft-deleted automations no longer count against your active automation cap. They cannot be restored via the API; create a new automation instead.

## Header Parameters

<HeaderAPI />

## Path Parameters

<ParamField path="id" type="string" required>
  The automation ID returned from `POST /automations`.
</ParamField>

<RequestExample>
  ```bash cURL theme={"system"}
  curl \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer API_KEY" \
  -X DELETE https://api.ayrshare.com/api/automations/auto_9xKp2Lm4nQ
  ```

  ```javascript JavaScript theme={"system"}
  const API_KEY = "API_KEY";
  const id = "auto_9xKp2Lm4nQ";

  fetch(`https://api.ayrshare.com/api/automations/${id}`, {
    method: "DELETE",
    headers: { "Authorization": `Bearer ${API_KEY}` },
  })
    .then((res) => res.json())
    .then((json) => console.log(json))
    .catch(console.error);
  ```

  ```python Python theme={"system"}
  import requests

  headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer API_KEY"}
  automation_id = "auto_9xKp2Lm4nQ"

  r = requests.delete(
      f"https://api.ayrshare.com/api/automations/{automation_id}",
      headers=headers,
  )

  print(r.json())
  ```

  ```php PHP theme={"system"}
  $id = "auto_9xKp2Lm4nQ";
  $curl = curl_init();

  curl_setopt_array($curl, [
      CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.ayrshare.com/api/automations/" . $id,
      CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
      CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "DELETE",
      CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => ["Authorization: Bearer API_KEY"],
  ]);

  $response = curl_exec($curl);
  curl_close($curl);
  echo $response;
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json 200: Success theme={"system"}
  {
    "status": "success",
    "id": "auto_9xKp2Lm4nQ"
  }
  ```

  ```json 404: Not found theme={"system"}
  {
    "action": "automation",
    "status": "error",
    "code": 469,
    "message": "Automation not found"
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>