# Delete task

Source: https://docs.recoupable.dev/api-reference/tasks/delete

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

## DELETE /api/tasks

Full OpenAPI specification: https://docs.recoupable.dev/spec/releases.json

## Authentication

This operation requires one of the security alternatives in the specification below. Security scheme definitions are included where present in the published specification.

[Authentication guide](https://docs.recoupable.dev/authentication)

## Operation and referenced schemas

```json
{
  "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"
    }
  ],
  "paths": {
    "/api/tasks": {
      "delete": {
        "operationId": "deleteTasks",
        "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": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/DeleteTaskValidationErrorResponse"
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "401": {
            "description": "Unauthorized — send exactly one of `x-api-key` or `Authorization: Bearer …`. Missing or conflicting headers return a text `error`; malformed or rejected credentials return a text `message`. Both envelopes include `status: error`; read whichever text field is present.",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/TaskAuthenticationErrorResponse"
                },
                "examples": {
                  "missingOrConflictingCredentials": {
                    "summary": "Missing credentials or both credential headers supplied",
                    "value": {
                      "status": "error",
                      "error": "Exactly one of x-api-key or Authorization must be provided"
                    }
                  },
                  "invalidCredential": {
                    "summary": "Rejected API key, whether sent in x-api-key or as a Bearer key",
                    "value": {
                      "status": "error",
                      "message": "Unauthorized"
                    }
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "403": {
            "description": "Forbidden — the authenticated account is not allowed to delete this task. Read the text `error`.",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/TaskFailureErrorResponse"
                },
                "examples": {
                  "taskAccessDenied": {
                    "value": {
                      "status": "error",
                      "error": "Access denied to this task"
                    }
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "404": {
            "description": "No task exists with the given `id`.",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "$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"
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "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"
          }
        }
      },
      "TaskAuthenticationErrorResponse": {
        "anyOf": [
          {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "status": {
                "description": "Always `error`.",
                "type": "string",
                "enum": [
                  "error"
                ]
              },
              "error": {
                "description": "Human-readable error message or documented error code.",
                "type": "string"
              }
            },
            "required": [
              "status",
              "error"
            ],
            "additionalProperties": {}
          },
          {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "status": {
                "description": "Always `error`.",
                "type": "string",
                "enum": [
                  "error"
                ]
              },
              "message": {
                "description": "Human-readable authentication error message.",
                "type": "string"
              }
            },
            "required": [
              "status",
              "message"
            ],
            "additionalProperties": {}
          }
        ]
      },
      "TaskFailureErrorResponse": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "status": {
            "description": "Always `error`.",
            "type": "string",
            "enum": [
              "error"
            ]
          },
          "error": {
            "description": "Human-readable error message or documented error code.",
            "type": "string"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "status",
          "error"
        ],
        "additionalProperties": {}
      },
      "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"
      }
    }
  }
}
```