---
title: Delete an Article
framework: applenewsapi
role: symbol
role_heading: Web Service Endpoint
path: applenewsapi/delete-articles-_articleid_
---

# Delete an Article

Delete the specified article from your channel.

## URL

DELETE https://news-api.apple.com/articles/{articleId}

## Path Parameters

articleId: The UUID or the Share URL ID of the article you want to delete. The server returns the article ID and the Share URL when you create an article (see Create an Article) and in Read Article Information and Update an Article responses.

## Response Codes

204 No Content: The request was successful but there was no response in the body. 400 Bad Request:  You didn’t include the article UUID or the Share URL ID field in the request. Key path: * The Apple News team optimized the article, so your article wasn’t deleted. Contact your Apple News technical representative if you need to delete it. 401 Unauthorized: You didn’t include the Authorization header. Key path: N/A 403 Forbidden: You tried to access an article your API key doesn’t have permission to access. Key path: N/A 404 Not Found:  The endpoint you tried to access doesn’t exist. Key path: N/A The article you tried to access doesn’t exist. Key path: articleId.

## Discussion

Discussion If the article is viewed on a device, it may take some time for the News app to refresh the cache so the article disappears on that device. important: Once you delete the specified article, the action is irrevocable. If you want to remove the article temporarily, use the update operation with isHidden set to true. See Update an Article and Update Article Metadata Fields. Example

## See Also

### Articles

- [Create an Article](applenewsapi/post-channels-_channelid_-articles.md)
- [Read Article Information](applenewsapi/get-articles-_articleid_.md)
- [Search Articles in a Channel](applenewsapi/get-channels-_channelid_-articles.md)
- [Search Articles in a Section](applenewsapi/get-sections-_sectionid_-articles.md)
- [Update an Article](applenewsapi/post-articles-_articleid_.md)
- [Create Article Metadata Fields](applenewsapi/create-article-metadata-fields.md)
- [ArticleLinksRequest](applenewsapi/articlelinksrequest.md)
- [Update Article Metadata Fields](applenewsapi/update-article-metadata-fields.md)
- [Article](applenewsapi/article.md)
- [ArticleResponse](applenewsapi/articleresponse.md)
- [ArticleLinksResponse](applenewsapi/articlelinksresponse.md)
- [SearchResponse](applenewsapi/searchresponse.md)
- [Meta](applenewsapi/meta.md)
- [Throttling](applenewsapi/throttling.md)