# How can i delete a post using discourse api?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-delete-a-post-using-discourse-api/101031
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [November 1, 2018, 5:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-delete-a-post-using-discourse-api/101031 "2018-11-01T05:47:37Z")
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### Author: ![Siddhu\_Dhangar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/siddhu_dhangar/32/123849_2.png) [@Siddhu\_Dhangar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Siddhu_Dhangar)
#### Post date: [November 1, 2018, 5:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-delete-a-post-using-discourse-api/101031/1 "2018-11-01T05:47:38Z")

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I can delete a topics with the help of discourse api but i can’t delete a posts which are posted in topics. Any idea about this issue.

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### Author: ![cpradio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/cpradio/32/4970_2.png) [@cpradio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cpradio)
#### Post date: [November 1, 2018, 2:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-delete-a-post-using-discourse-api/101031/2 "2018-11-01T14:26:06Z")

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See [Delete Post from a Topic Using discourse API](https://meta.discourse.org/t/delete-post-from-a-topic-using-discourse-api/30633)

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### Author: ![Siddhu\_Dhangar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/siddhu_dhangar/32/123849_2.png) [@Siddhu\_Dhangar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Siddhu_Dhangar)
#### Post date: [November 2, 2018, 7:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-delete-a-post-using-discourse-api/101031/3 "2018-11-02T07:36:44Z")

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DELETE /posts/:id(.:format)

I have replaced :id to actual post id,  
DELETE /posts/30

Now i am able to delete the post. it is working. Thanks.

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### Author: ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/system/32/443519_2.png) [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 2, 2018, 7:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-delete-a-post-using-discourse-api/101031/4 "2018-12-02T07:36:47Z")

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