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# Delete a video



## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi.yaml delete /v1/videos/{id}
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: VTurb API
  version: v1
  description: |
    Public REST API for VTurb. Dev-first and agents-first: every documented
    response is recorded from the API's real behavior.
  contact:
    name: VTurb API
    url: https://vturb.com
servers:
  - url: https://api.vturb.com
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
paths:
  /v1/videos/{id}:
    delete:
      tags:
        - Videos
      summary: Delete a video
      parameters:
        - name: id
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
          example: 652f2b1e8f1b2c3d4e5f6a7b
      responses:
        '204':
          description: >-
            The video is deleted and its embed stops playing. Deleted videos
            stay in the recycle bin for 30 days and can be restored from the
            dashboard.
        '401':
          description: Missing API credential.
          content:
            application/problem+json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  type:
                    type: string
                  code:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                  request_id:
                    type: string
                required:
                  - type
                  - code
                  - message
                  - request_id
              example:
                type: https://docs.vturb.com/errors/unauthorized
                code: unauthorized
                message: >-
                  Missing or invalid API credential. Send a vt_ token in the
                  Authorization header.
                request_id: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
        '403':
          description: The credential is missing the videos:write scope.
          content:
            application/problem+json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  type:
                    type: string
                  code:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                  request_id:
                    type: string
                required:
                  - type
                  - code
                  - message
                  - request_id
              example:
                type: https://docs.vturb.com/errors/forbidden
                code: forbidden
                message: The credential is missing the scope this action requires.
                request_id: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
        '404':
          description: No video matches that id for the authenticated caller.
          content:
            application/problem+json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  type:
                    type: string
                  code:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                  request_id:
                    type: string
                required:
                  - type
                  - code
                  - message
                  - request_id
              example:
                type: https://docs.vturb.com/errors/not_found
                code: not_found
                message: Resource not found.
                request_id: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
        '409':
          description: >-
            The video is a variant of one or more A/B tests (up to 20 listed);
            remove it from them first (409).
          content:
            application/problem+json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  type:
                    type: string
                  code:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                  request_id:
                    type: string
                  ab_test_ids:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: string
                required:
                  - type
                  - code
                  - message
                  - request_id
                  - ab_test_ids
              example:
                type: https://docs.vturb.com/errors/video_in_ab_test
                code: video_in_ab_test
                message: >-
                  The video is a variant of an A/B test and cannot be deleted.
                  Remove it from the test first.
                request_id: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
                ab_test_ids:
                  - 66b0c1d2e3f4a5b6c7d8e9f1
        '422':
          description: The deletion was refused; the message says why.
          content:
            application/problem+json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  type:
                    type: string
                  code:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                  request_id:
                    type: string
                  errors:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        field:
                          type: string
                        message:
                          type: string
                      required:
                        - field
                        - message
                required:
                  - type
                  - code
                  - message
                  - request_id
                  - errors
              example:
                type: https://docs.vturb.com/errors/unprocessable_content
                code: unprocessable_content
                message: The request is invalid. See errors for the fields that failed.
                request_id: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
                errors:
                  - field: base
                    message: The video could not be deleted.
        '503':
          description: The video could not be deleted right now; retry shortly.
          content:
            application/problem+json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  type:
                    type: string
                  code:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                  request_id:
                    type: string
                required:
                  - type
                  - code
                  - message
                  - request_id
              example:
                type: https://docs.vturb.com/errors/service_unavailable
                code: service_unavailable
                message: The service is temporarily unavailable. Retry shortly.
                request_id: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
components:
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: >-
        Paste your VTurb API token (vt_...). Sent as `Authorization: Bearer
        <token>`.

````