> ## 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 Task

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



## OpenAPI

````yaml api-reference/openapi/releases.json DELETE /api/tasks
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Recoup API - Releases
  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/tasks:
    delete:
      summary: Delete scheduled task
      description: >-
        Delete an existing scheduled task by `id`. Returns only the delete
        operation status.
      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'
      security:
        - apiKeyAuth: []
        - bearerAuth: []
components:
  schemas:
    DeleteTaskRequest:
      type: object
      required:
        - id
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          description: UUID of the task to delete
          example: aade2bce-55c7-468e-a606-c4e76fb2ea2a
    DeleteTaskResponse:
      type: object
      required:
        - status
      properties:
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
            - success
          description: Status of the delete operation
    DeleteTaskValidationErrorResponse:
      type: object
      required:
        - status
        - missing_fields
        - error
      properties:
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
            - error
          description: Always `error` when validation fails
        missing_fields:
          type: array
          description: >-
            JSON path segments to the first field that failed validation (from
            Zod), e.g. `["id"]`
          items:
            oneOf:
              - type: string
              - type: integer
        error:
          type: string
          description: Validation message for the first failing field
    Error:
      required:
        - error
        - message
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: integer
          format: int32
        message:
          type: string
    DeleteTaskFailureResponse:
      type: object
      required:
        - status
        - error
      properties:
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
            - error
          description: Always `error` for this response shape
        error:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error message (for example `Task not found` on 404)
  securitySchemes:
    apiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: x-api-key
      description: Your Recoup API key. [Learn more](/quickstart#api-keys).
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer

````