---
title: Delete a Negative Keyword
framework: Apple Ads Platform API
role: symbol
role_heading: Web Service Endpoint
platforms: [apple ads platform api 1.0+]
path: apple-ads-platform-api/delete-negative-keywords-_id_
---

# Delete a Negative Keyword

Soft-delete a negative keyword by ID.

## URL

DELETE https://api.ads.apple.com/v1/negative-keywords/{id}

## Path Parameters

id:

## Header Parameters

X-Ap-Context:

## Response Codes

200 OK: 400 Bad Request: 401 Unauthorized: 403 Forbidden: 404 Not Found: 429 Too Many Requests: 500 Internal Server Error:

## Discussion

Discussion This endpoint soft-deletes the specified negative keyword by setting its deleted field to true. The record remains queryable by including deleted=true in query filters. The operation returns HTTP 200 with an empty response body on success. Once soft-deleted, the previously blocked search terms are no longer suppressed. If the deleted negative keyword was campaign-level, ads across all ad groups in the campaign may begin appearing for those queries again. If it was ad-group-level, only that ad group is affected. To temporarily stop suppression without deleting the negative keyword, use PUT /negative-keywords/{id} with status: "PAUSED". To have the negative keyword start suppressing search terms again, set status: "ENABLED" instead of deleting. The soft delete is reflected consistently across subsequent GET and PUT requests, and reversible by re-enabling the record.  |   |   |   |   |   |  Payload Examples

## See Also

- [Create a Negative Keyword](apple-ads-platform-api/post-negative-keywords.md)
- [Query Negative Keywords](apple-ads-platform-api/post-negative-keywords-query.md)
- [Get a Negative Keyword](apple-ads-platform-api/get-negative-keywords-_id_.md)
- [Update a Negative Keyword](apple-ads-platform-api/put-negative-keywords-_id_.md)