---
agentTools:
  projectIndex: https://docs.archisnapper.com/llms.txt
---

# Delete a checklist category

This part of the API lets you manage your checklists

# OpenAPI definition

```json
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    }
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  "paths": {
    "/sections": {
      "delete": {
        "summary": "Delete a checklist category",
        "description": "This part of the API lets you manage your checklists",
        "operationId": "delete-a-checklist-category",
        "requestBody": {
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                "required": [
                  "auth_token"
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                "properties": {
                  "auth_token": {
                    "type": "string",
                    "description": "Your authentication token."
                  },
                  "id": {
                    "type": "integer",
                    "description": "The id of the category you want to update",
                    "format": "int32"
                  },
                  "checklist_id": {
                    "type": "integer",
                    "description": "The id of the checklist to which the category belongs",
                    "format": "int32"
                  },
                  "section": {
                    "properties": {
                      "external_id": {
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "The external ID of the section you want to delete",
                        "format": "int32"
                      }
                    },
                    "required": [],
                    "type": "object"
                  },
                  "checklist_external_id": {
                    "type": "integer",
                    "description": "The external ID of the checklist to which belongs the section you want to delete",
                    "format": "int32"
                  }
                }
              }
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                  "Result": {
                    "value": "{\n    \"checklist_id\": 5025,\n    \"checklist_name\": \"checklist EN\",\n    \"checklist_external_id\": 1000011,\n    \"section\": {\n        \"id\": 30977,\n        \"name\": \"check EN\",\n        \"external_id\": 10000003,\n        \"deleted\": true\n    }\n}"
                  }
                },
                "schema": {
                  "type": "object",
                  "properties": {
                    "checklist_id": {
                      "type": "integer",
                      "example": 5025,
                      "default": 0
                    },
                    "checklist_name": {
                      "type": "string",
                      "example": "checklist EN"
                    },
                    "checklist_external_id": {
                      "type": "integer",
                      "example": 1000011,
                      "default": 0
                    },
                    "section": {
                      "type": "object",
                      "properties": {
                        "id": {
                          "type": "integer",
                          "example": 30977,
                          "default": 0
                        },
                        "name": {
                          "type": "string",
                          "example": "check EN"
                        },
                        "external_id": {
                          "type": "integer",
                          "example": 10000003,
                          "default": 0
                        },
                        "deleted": {
                          "type": "boolean",
                          "example": true,
                          "default": true
                        }
                      }
                    }
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          },
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              "application/json": {
                "examples": {
                  "Result": {
                    "value": "{}"
                  }
                },
                "schema": {
                  "type": "object",
                  "properties": {}
                }
              }
            }
          }
        },
        "deprecated": false
      }
    }
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```