> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.levios.app/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Delete an automation > Archive an Instagram automation by ID so it stops processing new activity, without removing its historical metrics or contact interactions. Delete an automation by passing its ID in the path. Pass `account_id` and the latest `updated_at` value as `expected_updated_at` in the query string. Your API key needs `automations:write`. The API archives the automation instead of removing its stored history. An archived automation no longer processes new Instagram activity. A successful request returns `204` with no response body. ## Protect concurrent changes Read the automation immediately before deleting it. If `expected_updated_at` is stale, the API returns `409` with `api_automation_version_conflict`. Read the automation again and send another delete request built on the value it returns. ## Example request ```bash theme={null} curl --get \ --request DELETE \ --url "https://levios.app/api/v1/automations/${LEVIOS_AUTOMATION_ID}" \ --header "Authorization: Bearer ${LEVIOS_API_KEY}" \ --data-urlencode "account_id=${LEVIOS_ACCOUNT_ID}" \ --data-urlencode "expected_updated_at=${EXPECTED_UPDATED_AT}" ``` ## OpenAPI ````yaml openapi/v1.json DELETE /api/v1/automations/{automationId} openapi: 3.1.0 info: title: levios public API version: '1' servers: - url: https://levios.app security: - bearerAuth: [] paths: /api/v1/automations/{automationId}: delete: tags: - automation summary: Delete an automation description: Archives an automation so it no longer processes new Instagram activity. operationId: automations.delete parameters: - name: automationId in: path required: true schema: type: string format: uuid - name: account_id in: query required: true schema: type: string format: uuid - name: expected_updated_at in: query required: true schema: type: string pattern: >- ^(?:(?:(?!0000)\d{4})-(?:(?:0[13578]|1[02])-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\d|3[01])|(?:0[469]|11)-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\d|30)|02-(?:0[1-9]|1\d|2[0-8]))|(?:(?!0000)(?:\d{2}(?:0[48]|[2468][048]|[13579][26])|(?:[02468][048]|[13579][26])00))-02-29)T(?:[01]\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\d:[0-5]\d(?:\.\d{1,6})?(?:Z|[+-](?:[01]\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\d)$ minLength: 20 maxLength: 32 responses: '204': description: Successful response. headers: X-Correlation-ID: description: Correlation identifier for this request. schema: type: string pattern: ^[0-9A-HJKMNP-TV-Z]{26}$ '400': description: Error response. headers: X-Correlation-ID: description: Correlation identifier for this request. schema: type: string pattern: ^[0-9A-HJKMNP-TV-Z]{26}$ content: application/json: schema: oneOf: - type: object properties: error: type: object properties: code: type: string enum: - api_invalid_content_length correlation_id: type: string message: type: string enum: - Invalid Content-Length. required: - code - message additionalProperties: false required: - error additionalProperties: false - type: object properties: error: type: object properties: code: type: string enum: - api_invalid_json correlation_id: type: string message: type: string enum: - The request body is not valid JSON. required: - code - message additionalProperties: false required: - error additionalProperties: false - type: object properties: error: type: object properties: code: type: string enum: - api_invalid_request_url correlation_id: type: string message: type: string enum: - The request URL is invalid. required: - code - message additionalProperties: false required: - error additionalProperties: false - type: object properties: error: type: object properties: code: type: string enum: - api_invalid_utf8 correlation_id: type: string message: type: string enum: - The request body is not valid UTF-8. required: - code - message additionalProperties: false required: - error additionalProperties: false '401': description: Error response. headers: X-Correlation-ID: description: Correlation identifier for this request. schema: type: string pattern: ^[0-9A-HJKMNP-TV-Z]{26}$ WWW-Authenticate: description: API key Bearer challenge. schema: type: string enum: - Bearer content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: error: type: object properties: code: type: string enum: - api_unauthorized correlation_id: type: string message: type: string enum: - Authentication required. required: - code - message additionalProperties: false required: - error additionalProperties: false '403': description: Error response. headers: X-Correlation-ID: description: Correlation identifier for this request. schema: type: string pattern: ^[0-9A-HJKMNP-TV-Z]{26}$ content: application/json: schema: oneOf: - type: object properties: error: type: object properties: code: type: string enum: - api_account_not_granted correlation_id: type: string message: type: string enum: - >- This credential is not authorized for the request. required: - code - message additionalProperties: false required: - error additionalProperties: false - type: object properties: error: type: object properties: code: type: string enum: - api_forbidden correlation_id: type: string message: type: string enum: - >- This credential is not authorized for the request. required: - code - message additionalProperties: false required: - error additionalProperties: false - type: object properties: error: type: object properties: code: type: string enum: - api_scope_denied correlation_id: type: string message: type: string enum: - >- This credential is not authorized for the request. required: - code - message additionalProperties: false required: - error additionalProperties: false '404': description: Error response. headers: X-Correlation-ID: description: Correlation identifier for this request. schema: type: string pattern: ^[0-9A-HJKMNP-TV-Z]{26}$ content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: error: type: object properties: code: type: string enum: - api_automation_not_found correlation_id: type: string message: type: string enum: - The requested automation was not found. required: - code - message additionalProperties: false required: - error additionalProperties: false '409': description: Error response. headers: X-Correlation-ID: description: Correlation identifier for this request. schema: type: string pattern: ^[0-9A-HJKMNP-TV-Z]{26}$ content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: error: type: object properties: code: type: string enum: - api_automation_version_conflict correlation_id: type: string message: type: string enum: - The automation changed after the supplied version. required: - code - message additionalProperties: false required: - error additionalProperties: false '413': description: Error response. headers: X-Correlation-ID: description: Correlation identifier for this request. schema: type: string pattern: ^[0-9A-HJKMNP-TV-Z]{26}$ content: application/json: schema: oneOf: - type: object properties: error: type: object properties: code: type: string enum: - api_body_too_large correlation_id: type: string message: type: string enum: - The JSON request body exceeds 1 MiB. required: - code - message additionalProperties: false required: - error additionalProperties: false - type: object properties: error: type: object properties: code: type: string enum: - api_json_too_deep correlation_id: type: string message: type: string enum: - The JSON request body exceeds maximum depth. required: - code - message additionalProperties: false required: - error additionalProperties: false '415': description: Error response. headers: X-Correlation-ID: description: Correlation identifier for this request. schema: type: string pattern: ^[0-9A-HJKMNP-TV-Z]{26}$ content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: error: type: object properties: code: type: string enum: - api_unsupported_media_type correlation_id: type: string message: type: string enum: - Content-Type must be application/json. required: - code - message additionalProperties: false required: - error additionalProperties: false '422': description: Error response. headers: X-Correlation-ID: description: Correlation identifier for this request. schema: type: string pattern: ^[0-9A-HJKMNP-TV-Z]{26}$ content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: error: type: object properties: code: type: string enum: - api_validation_error correlation_id: type: string details: type: object properties: issues: type: array items: type: object properties: code: type: string minLength: 1 maxLength: 64 path: type: array items: type: integer minimum: 0 maxItems: 16 required: - code - path additionalProperties: false maxItems: 32 required: - issues additionalProperties: false message: type: string enum: - The request does not match the declared schema. required: - code - message additionalProperties: false required: - error additionalProperties: false '429': description: Error response. headers: X-Correlation-ID: description: Correlation identifier for this request. schema: type: string pattern: ^[0-9A-HJKMNP-TV-Z]{26}$ Retry-After: description: Seconds to wait before retrying. schema: type: integer minimum: 1 content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: error: type: object properties: code: type: string enum: - rate_limited correlation_id: type: string message: type: string enum: - Rate limit exceeded. required: - code - message additionalProperties: false required: - error additionalProperties: false '500': description: Error response. headers: X-Correlation-ID: description: Correlation identifier for this request. schema: type: string pattern: ^[0-9A-HJKMNP-TV-Z]{26}$ content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: error: type: object properties: code: type: string enum: - api_internal_error correlation_id: type: string message: type: string enum: - The request could not be completed. required: - code - message additionalProperties: false required: - error additionalProperties: false '503': description: Error response. headers: X-Correlation-ID: description: Correlation identifier for this request. schema: type: string pattern: ^[0-9A-HJKMNP-TV-Z]{26}$ content: application/json: schema: oneOf: - type: object properties: error: type: object properties: code: type: string enum: - api_account_resolution_unavailable correlation_id: type: string message: type: string enum: - The reachable account set could not be read. required: - code - message additionalProperties: false required: - error additionalProperties: false - type: object properties: error: type: object properties: code: type: string enum: - api_automation_delete_unavailable correlation_id: type: string message: type: string enum: - The automation could not be archived. required: - code - message additionalProperties: false required: - error additionalProperties: false - type: object properties: error: type: object properties: code: type: string enum: - api_credential_attribution_unavailable correlation_id: type: string message: type: string enum: - The credential attribution is unavailable. required: - code - message additionalProperties: false required: - error additionalProperties: false - type: object properties: error: type: object properties: code: type: string enum: - rate_limiter_unavailable correlation_id: type: string message: type: string enum: - Rate limiter unavailable. required: - code - message additionalProperties: false required: - error additionalProperties: false components: securitySchemes: bearerAuth: type: http scheme: bearer description: Levios API key sent as a Bearer token. ```` This documentation is built and hosted on [Mintlify](https://mintlify.com), a developer documentation platform.