Delete Category
DELETE/api/categories/:category
Delete a product category. Only leaf categories (is_leaf = true) can be deleted.
products:writeGrant this scope to your token under Settings → Developer → Personal Access Tokens.
Authentication: Requires Bearer token.
Returns 400 if the category is not a leaf node (has children).
Requires permission: categories.delete
Request
Responses
- 200
- 400
- 401
- 403
- 404
- 429
OK
Response Headers
Bad Request
Response Headers
Unauthenticated — the bearer token is missing, revoked, expired, or malformed. Never retry automatically; fix the credential. See the Errors guide.
Forbidden — the token lacks a required scope, the endpoint is not available to API tokens, or the user behind the token lacks the permission. A human must adjust the token scopes or user permissions; do not retry.
Not found — no record with the given identifier (or the route does not exist). Verify the ID before retrying.
Rate limited — platform limit is 1,000 requests/min; individual tokens may carry lower limits. Honor the Retry-After header before retrying. See the Rate Limits guide.