## Delete a post

**delete** `/v2/posts/{id}`

Permanently deletes a post. This action cannot be undone.

### What Gets Deleted

When you delete a post:

- The post itself is permanently removed
- All comments on the post are deleted
- Vote records are removed
- Any associated notifications are cleared

### Response

Returns a deletion confirmation object with:

- `id` - The ID of the deleted post
- `object` - Always "post"
- `deleted` - Always true

### Permissions

Requires member-level access or higher to delete posts.

### Path Parameters

- `id: string`

  Post unique identifier

### Header Parameters

- `"Featurebase-Version": optional "2026-01-01.nova" or "2025-12-12.clover"`

  - `"2026-01-01.nova"`

  - `"2025-12-12.clover"`

### Returns

- `id: string`

  Unique identifier of the deleted post

- `deleted: true`

  Indicates the resource was deleted

  - `true`

- `object: "post"`

  Object type identifier

  - `"post"`

### Example

```http
curl https://do.featurebase.app/v2/posts/$ID \
    -X DELETE \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $FEATUREBASE_API_KEY"
```

#### Response

```json
{
  "id": "507f1f77bcf86cd799439011",
  "deleted": true,
  "object": "post"
}
```