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Delete Task

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DELETE/api/tasks

Delete an existing scheduled task by id. Returns only the delete operation status.

Authentication

x-api-key in header

bearerAuth bearer

Request

cURL

curl --request DELETE \
  --url 'https://api.recoupable.dev/api/tasks' \
  --header 'x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
  "id": "aade2bce-55c7-468e-a606-c4e76fb2ea2a"
}'

Request body required

JSON object containing the task id to delete.

application/json

idstringrequired

UUID of the task to delete

format: uuid

Delete one task

deleteTask

{
  "id": "aade2bce-55c7-468e-a606-c4e76fb2ea2a"
}

Responses

200Task deleted successfully.

application/json

statusstring · enumrequired

Status of the delete operation

Values: "success"

400Bad request — missing id or invalid request body.

application/json

statusstring · enumrequired

Always error when validation fails

Values: "error"

missing_fieldsarray<one of>required

JSON path segments to the first field that failed validation (from Zod), e.g. ["id"]

Item properties

oneOf · string 1

string

oneOf · integer 2

integer

errorstringrequired

Validation message for the first failing field

401Unauthorized - missing or invalid credentials

application/json

errorintegerrequired

format: int32

messagestringrequired

403Forbidden - account_id is outside caller authorization scope

application/json

errorintegerrequired

format: int32

messagestringrequired

404No task exists with the given id.

application/json

statusstring · enumrequired

Always error for this response shape

Values: "error"

errorstringrequired

Human-readable error message (for example Task not found on 404)

Unknown task id

notFound

{
  "status": "error",
  "error": "Task not found"
}

500Internal server error while deleting the task or deleting its Trigger.dev schedule.

application/json

statusstring · enumrequired

Always error for this response shape

Values: "error"

errorstringrequired

Human-readable error message (for example Task not found on 404)

Full specification

Download the OpenAPI file for complete schemas, constraints, and examples.

Download releases.json

View operation source

json

{
  "summary": "Delete scheduled task",
  "description": "Delete an existing scheduled task by `id`. Returns only the delete operation status.",
  "security": [
    {
      "apiKeyAuth": []
    },
    {
      "bearerAuth": []
    }
  ],
  "requestBody": {
    "description": "JSON object containing the task `id` to delete.",
    "required": true,
    "content": {
      "application/json": {
        "schema": {
          "$ref": "#/components/schemas/DeleteTaskRequest"
        },
        "examples": {
          "deleteTask": {
            "summary": "Delete one task",
            "value": {
              "id": "aade2bce-55c7-468e-a606-c4e76fb2ea2a"
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "responses": {
    "200": {
      "description": "Task deleted successfully.",
      "content": {
        "application/json": {
          "schema": {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/DeleteTaskResponse"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "400": {
      "description": "Bad request — missing `id` or invalid request body.",
      "content": {
        "application/json": {
          "schema": {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/DeleteTaskValidationErrorResponse"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "401": {
      "description": "Unauthorized - missing or invalid credentials",
      "content": {
        "application/json": {
          "schema": {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Error"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "403": {
      "description": "Forbidden - account_id is outside caller authorization scope",
      "content": {
        "application/json": {
          "schema": {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Error"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "404": {
      "description": "No task exists with the given `id`.",
      "content": {
        "application/json": {
          "schema": {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/DeleteTaskFailureResponse"
          },
          "examples": {
            "notFound": {
              "summary": "Unknown task id",
              "value": {
                "status": "error",
                "error": "Task not found"
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "500": {
      "description": "Internal server error while deleting the task or deleting its Trigger.dev schedule.",
      "content": {
        "application/json": {
          "schema": {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/DeleteTaskFailureResponse"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}