# Delete an article

> DELETE /articles/{id}: Delete an article

`DELETE https://usedocs.app/v1/articles/{id}`

Moves it (and its translations) to Recently deleted. POST /articles/{id}/restore brings it back.

## Authentication

Bearer token (`content:write`): A workspace API key: ud_live_…

## Parameters

| Name | In | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `id` | path | `string` | Yes | Article id or slug. |
| `bot_id` | query | `string` |  | Only for a key that covers several bots (see GET /bots). Or send the Usedocs-Bot header. |

## Responses

| Status | Description |
| --- | --- |
| `200` | Deleted. |
| `400` | The request is missing something or has a bad value. |
| `401` | No API key, or the key is revoked. |
| `402` | The workspace is paused; reads still work. |
| `403` | A read key on a write, or a key for another bot. |
| `404` | Not found. |
| `429` | Rate limited: 120 requests a minute per key, 30 tasks an hour. See Retry-After. |