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# Delete Link

> Permanently delete a short link

## Request

### Headers

### Path Parameters

<ParamField path="identifier" type="string" required>
  The link's slug (e.g., `my-link`) or system domain composite (e.g., `mybouncy.link__my-link`).

  Use the `slug` field returned by [GET /v1/links](/api-reference/links/list-links).
</ParamField>

<Warning>
  This action is permanent and cannot be undone. The short URL will immediately stop working and the slug will become available for reuse.
</Warning>

## Response

<ResponseField name="success" type="boolean">
  Whether the operation succeeded
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="id" type="string">
  ID of the deleted link
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="message" type="string">
  Success message
</ResponseField>

<RequestExample>
  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl -X DELETE https://api.bouncy.ai/v1/links/my-slug \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer bcy_live_pk_YOUR_API_KEY"
  ```

  ```javascript JavaScript theme={null}
  const response = await fetch(
    'https://api.bouncy.ai/v1/links/my-slug',
    {
      method: 'DELETE',
      headers: {
        'Authorization': 'Bearer bcy_live_pk_YOUR_API_KEY'
      }
    }
  );

  const result = await response.json();
  console.log(result.message);
  ```

  ```python Python theme={null}
  import requests

  response = requests.delete(
      'https://api.bouncy.ai/v1/links/my-slug',
      headers={'Authorization': 'Bearer bcy_live_pk_YOUR_API_KEY'}
  )

  result = response.json()
  print(result['message'])
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json 200 Success theme={null}
  {
    "success": true,
    "id": "my-slug",
    "message": "Link deleted successfully"
  }
  ```

  ```json 404 Not Found theme={null}
  {
    "error": "Not Found",
    "message": "Deeplink not found"
  }
  ```

  ```json 403 Forbidden theme={null}
  {
    "error": "Forbidden",
    "message": "You do not have permission to delete this deeplink"
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>