---
title: "Delete Translation"
description: "Use DELETE /translations/{translation} (Translation.delete). The final path parameter identifies the translation to delete."
canonical: https://docs.ordering.co/api-reference/guides/delete-translate/
---

# Delete Translation

> **API operation:** [Open the endpoint in Scalar](https://docs.ordering.co/api-reference/#tag/translations/DELETE/translations/{translation})

Use `DELETE /translations/{translation}` (`Translation.delete`). The final path parameter identifies the translation to delete. Deleting a shared `lang_key` can break text across Ordering products; verify dependencies first.

## OpenAPI reference

**Operation:** `DELETE /translations/{translation}`

**Path parameters**

| Name          | Type    | Required | Description |
| ------------- | ------- | -------- | ----------- |
| `translation` | integer | Yes      | —           |

**Responses**

| Code | Description                           |
| ---- | ------------------------------------- |
| 200  | OK (Envelope)                         |
| 400  | Bad Request (ErrorResponse)           |
| 401  | Unauthorized                          |
| 404  | Not Found                             |
| 429  | Too Many Requests (ErrorResponse)     |
| 500  | Internal Server Error (ErrorResponse) |
| 503  | Service Unavailable (ErrorResponse)   |

[Open this operation in the API reference](https://docs.ordering.co/api-reference/#tag/translations/DELETE/translations/{translation})