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# Delete an existing category

> All child-categories, location categories, player categories, and category group categories must be cleared beforehand.
Only admins can access this endpoint.

## OpenAPI

````json DELETE /v{version}/Categories/{id}
{
  "openapi": "3.0.1",
  "info": {
    "title": "IXM Platform API 1.21",
    "description": "IXM Platform API",
    "contact": {
      "name": "Grassfish",
      "url": "https://grassfish.com",
      "email": "support@grassfish.com"
    },
    "version": "1.21"
  },
  "paths": {
    "/v{version}/Categories/{id}": {
      "delete": {
        "tags": [
          "Categories"
        ],
        "summary": "Delete an existing category",
        "description": "All child-categories, location categories, player categories, and category group categories must be cleared beforehand.\r\nOnly admins can access this endpoint.",
        "operationId": "Categories_DeleteCategory",
        "parameters": [
          {
            "name": "id",
            "in": "path",
            "description": "Unique ID of the category",
            "required": true,
            "schema": {
              "type": "integer",
              "format": "int32"
            }
          },
          {
            "name": "version",
            "in": "path",
            "description": "The requested API version",
            "required": true,
            "schema": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          }
        ],
        "responses": {
          "200": {
            "description": "OK",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "type": "object"
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "400": {
            "description": "Bad request",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Common.Models.ModelStateError"
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "401": {
            "description": "Unauthorized",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Common.Models.Error"
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "403": {
            "description": "Access denied",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Common.Models.Error"
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "404": {
            "description": "Not found",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Common.Models.Error"
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "409": {
            "description": "Conflict",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Common.Models.Error"
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "500": {
            "description": "Unexpected error",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Common.Models.Error"
                }
              }
            }
          }
        },
        "security": [
          {
            "api_key": []
          },
          {
            "session_id": []
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "components": {
    "schemas": {
      "Common.Models.ModelStateError": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "ValidationErrors": {
            "type": "object",
            "additionalProperties": {
              "type": "array",
              "items": {
                "type": "string"
              }
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "Common.Models.Error": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "Id": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "Message": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "Type": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "Values": {
            "type": "object",
            "additionalProperties": {
              "type": "object"
            }
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "securitySchemes": {
      "api_key": {
        "type": "apiKey",
        "description": "Api Key",
        "name": "X-ApiKey",
        "in": "header"
      },
      "session_id": {
        "type": "apiKey",
        "description": "Session Id",
        "name": "X-Session-Id",
        "in": "header"
      }
    }
  }
}
````