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

# Delete Chat

> Delete a chat room by ID. This operation also removes related room records (memory emails, memories) before deleting the room itself.



## OpenAPI

````yaml delete /api/chats
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Recoup API - Research
  description: >-
    API documentation for the Recoup platform - an AI agent platform for the
    music industry
  license:
    name: MIT
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
  - url: https://api.recoupable.dev
security: []
paths:
  /api/chats:
    delete:
      description: >-
        Delete a chat room by ID. This operation also removes related room
        records (memory emails, memories) before deleting the room itself.
      requestBody:
        description: Chat deletion parameters
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/DeleteChatRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Chat deleted successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DeleteChatResponse'
        '400':
          description: Bad request - invalid parameters or validation error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DeleteChatErrorResponse'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - invalid or missing API key
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '403':
          description: Forbidden - API key does not have access to this chat
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '404':
          description: Not found - chat room does not exist
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DeleteChatErrorResponse'
        '500':
          description: Server error - failed to delete chat
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DeleteChatErrorResponse'
components:
  schemas:
    DeleteChatRequest:
      type: object
      required:
        - id
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          description: The unique identifier (UUID) of the chat room to delete.
    DeleteChatResponse:
      type: object
      required:
        - status
        - id
        - message
      properties:
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
            - success
          description: Status of the request
          example: success
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          description: The UUID of the deleted chat room.
        message:
          type: string
          description: Success message describing the deletion result.
    DeleteChatErrorResponse:
      type: object
      required:
        - status
        - error
      properties:
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
            - error
          description: Status of the request
        error:
          type: string
          description: Error message describing what went wrong.
    Error:
      required:
        - error
        - message
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: integer
          format: int32
        message:
          type: string

````