Delete Cost Allocation
DELETE/api/cost-allocations/:costAllocation
Deletes a cost allocation and recalculates the parent cost entry's allocation status, freeing the amount to be allocated again.
purchase-orders:writeGrant this scope to your token under Settings → Developer → Personal Access Tokens.
Allocations that were created by an amortization schedule cannot be deleted individually - the request fails with HTTP 422. Delete the amortization schedule instead (DELETE /api/amortization-schedules/{amortization_schedule}).
Authentication: Requires Bearer token. Scope: purchase-orders (read/write).
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Responses
- 200
- 401
- 403
- 404
- 422
- 429
OK
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.
Unprocessable Entity
Response Headers
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.