# Delete a campaign

Source: https://docs.emelia.io/docs/campaigns/delete-campaign

Guide: [Campaigns](https://docs.emelia.io/docs/campaigns.md)

`DELETE https://api.emelia.io/advanced/campaigns/{campaignId}`

Deletes the campaign. A running campaign must be paused first. Irreversible.

## Authentication

Send your API key in the `Authorization` header: `Authorization: <your API key>`.

## Path parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `campaignId` | string | yes | Identifier of a multichannel campaign (24 hexadecimal characters), as returned by `POST /advanced/campaigns` or `GET /advanced/campaigns`. |

## Example request

**cURL**

```bash
curl -X DELETE "https://api.emelia.io/advanced/campaigns/6650f1a2b839d80011c5a0f1" \
  -H "Authorization: $EMELIA_API_KEY"
```

**JavaScript**

```js
const response = await fetch('https://api.emelia.io/advanced/campaigns/6650f1a2b839d80011c5a0f1', {
  method: 'DELETE',
  headers: { Authorization: process.env.EMELIA_API_KEY },
});
console.log(await response.json());
```

**Python**

```python
import os
import requests

response = requests.delete(
    "https://api.emelia.io/advanced/campaigns/6650f1a2b839d80011c5a0f1",
    headers={"Authorization": os.environ["EMELIA_API_KEY"]},
)
print(response.json())
```

## Responses

### 200: Success.

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `success` | boolean | yes |  |

```json
{
  "success": true
}
```

### 400: Invalid request.

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `error` | string or object | yes | Human readable message. A few legacy routes return an empty object `{}` here instead of a string. |
| `code` | enum: `INVALID_REQUEST`, `INVALID_PARAMETERS`, `SUBSCRIPTION_REQUIRED`, `CAMPAIGN_NOT_FOUND`, `CAMPAIGN_ALREADY_RUNNING`, `SCHEDULE_MISSING`, `STEPS_MISSING`, `NO_RECIPIENTS`, `TOO_MANY_RECIPIENTS`, `PLANNED_START_INVALID`, `PLANNED_START_IN_PAST`, `EMAIL_PROVIDER_MISSING`, `EMAIL_PROVIDER_DISCONNECTED`, `EMAIL_PROVIDER_EXPIRED`, `ONE_EMAIL_PROVIDER_EXPIRED`, `EMAIL_ADDRESS_DISCONNECTED`, `TRACKING_DOMAINS_REQUIRED`, `LINKEDIN_ACCOUNT_MISSING`, `LINKEDIN_COOKIE_EXPIRED`, `LINKEDIN_SLOT_EXPIRED`, `WHATSAPP_ACCOUNT_EXPIRED`, `WHATSAPP_SLOT_EXPIRED`, `NO_IDENTITY_SET`, `IDENTITY_FOREIGN_ACCOUNT`, `IDENTITY_EMAIL_PROVIDER_MISSING`, `LINKEDIN_ACCOUNT_AMBIGUOUS`, `WHATSAPP_ACCOUNT_AMBIGUOUS`, `LINKEDIN_AUDIO_MISSING`, `EMAIL_STEP_NO_ACTIVE_VERSION`, `EMAIL_VERSION_NO_CONTENT`, `EMAIL_VERSION_NO_SUBJECT`, `RECIPIENTS_NO_EMAIL`, `RECIPIENTS_NO_LINKEDIN`, `MC_LINKEDIN_DAILY_LIMIT_CONNECTION`, `MC_LINKEDIN_DAILY_LIMIT`, `DAILY_CONTACT_TOO_LOW`, `LINKEDIN_DAILY_CONTACT_LIMIT`, `VERIFY_EMAIL_TOKEN_INVALID`, `VERIFY_EMAIL_TOKEN_EXPIRED`, `FREE_CREDITS_DOMAIN_ALREADY_CLAIMED`, `FREE_CREDITS_ALREADY_GRANTED`, `FREE_CREDITS_NOT_ELIGIBLE`, `RATE_LIMITED`, `STATS_COMPUTING`, `WARMUP_PROVIDER_UNSUPPORTED`, `ACCOUNT_DISCONNECTED` | no | Stable machine readable error code. Present only on catalogued errors (mainly the campaign start checks), on validation errors (`INVALID_REQUEST`) and on some LinkedIn provider errors (`ACCOUNT_DISCONNECTED`, `RATE_LIMITED`). Most other errors have no code: rely on the HTTP status and on `error`. Codes are never renamed once deployed. |
| `params` | object | no | Values interpolated in the message, for example `{"max": 30000}`. |

```json
{
  "error": "string",
  "code": "INVALID_REQUEST",
  "params": {}
}
```

### 401: Missing, malformed, unknown or disabled API key. The key must be exactly 48 characters, otherwise it is treated as a session token and rejected the same way.

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `error` | string or object | yes | Human readable message. A few legacy routes return an empty object `{}` here instead of a string. |
| `code` | enum: `INVALID_REQUEST`, `INVALID_PARAMETERS`, `SUBSCRIPTION_REQUIRED`, `CAMPAIGN_NOT_FOUND`, `CAMPAIGN_ALREADY_RUNNING`, `SCHEDULE_MISSING`, `STEPS_MISSING`, `NO_RECIPIENTS`, `TOO_MANY_RECIPIENTS`, `PLANNED_START_INVALID`, `PLANNED_START_IN_PAST`, `EMAIL_PROVIDER_MISSING`, `EMAIL_PROVIDER_DISCONNECTED`, `EMAIL_PROVIDER_EXPIRED`, `ONE_EMAIL_PROVIDER_EXPIRED`, `EMAIL_ADDRESS_DISCONNECTED`, `TRACKING_DOMAINS_REQUIRED`, `LINKEDIN_ACCOUNT_MISSING`, `LINKEDIN_COOKIE_EXPIRED`, `LINKEDIN_SLOT_EXPIRED`, `WHATSAPP_ACCOUNT_EXPIRED`, `WHATSAPP_SLOT_EXPIRED`, `NO_IDENTITY_SET`, `IDENTITY_FOREIGN_ACCOUNT`, `IDENTITY_EMAIL_PROVIDER_MISSING`, `LINKEDIN_ACCOUNT_AMBIGUOUS`, `WHATSAPP_ACCOUNT_AMBIGUOUS`, `LINKEDIN_AUDIO_MISSING`, `EMAIL_STEP_NO_ACTIVE_VERSION`, `EMAIL_VERSION_NO_CONTENT`, `EMAIL_VERSION_NO_SUBJECT`, `RECIPIENTS_NO_EMAIL`, `RECIPIENTS_NO_LINKEDIN`, `MC_LINKEDIN_DAILY_LIMIT_CONNECTION`, `MC_LINKEDIN_DAILY_LIMIT`, `DAILY_CONTACT_TOO_LOW`, `LINKEDIN_DAILY_CONTACT_LIMIT`, `VERIFY_EMAIL_TOKEN_INVALID`, `VERIFY_EMAIL_TOKEN_EXPIRED`, `FREE_CREDITS_DOMAIN_ALREADY_CLAIMED`, `FREE_CREDITS_ALREADY_GRANTED`, `FREE_CREDITS_NOT_ELIGIBLE`, `RATE_LIMITED`, `STATS_COMPUTING`, `WARMUP_PROVIDER_UNSUPPORTED`, `ACCOUNT_DISCONNECTED` | no | Stable machine readable error code. Present only on catalogued errors (mainly the campaign start checks), on validation errors (`INVALID_REQUEST`) and on some LinkedIn provider errors (`ACCOUNT_DISCONNECTED`, `RATE_LIMITED`). Most other errors have no code: rely on the HTTP status and on `error`. Codes are never renamed once deployed. |
| `params` | object | no | Values interpolated in the message, for example `{"max": 30000}`. |

```json
{
  "error": "Authentication required"
}
```

### 500: Unexpected error. IMPORTANT: this is also what you receive today when the per minute quota of your account is exceeded (the quota error is not mapped to 429 for API keys). No `Retry-After` header is sent. Wait until the next minute window before retrying.

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `error` | string or object | yes | Human readable message. A few legacy routes return an empty object `{}` here instead of a string. |
| `code` | enum: `INVALID_REQUEST`, `INVALID_PARAMETERS`, `SUBSCRIPTION_REQUIRED`, `CAMPAIGN_NOT_FOUND`, `CAMPAIGN_ALREADY_RUNNING`, `SCHEDULE_MISSING`, `STEPS_MISSING`, `NO_RECIPIENTS`, `TOO_MANY_RECIPIENTS`, `PLANNED_START_INVALID`, `PLANNED_START_IN_PAST`, `EMAIL_PROVIDER_MISSING`, `EMAIL_PROVIDER_DISCONNECTED`, `EMAIL_PROVIDER_EXPIRED`, `ONE_EMAIL_PROVIDER_EXPIRED`, `EMAIL_ADDRESS_DISCONNECTED`, `TRACKING_DOMAINS_REQUIRED`, `LINKEDIN_ACCOUNT_MISSING`, `LINKEDIN_COOKIE_EXPIRED`, `LINKEDIN_SLOT_EXPIRED`, `WHATSAPP_ACCOUNT_EXPIRED`, `WHATSAPP_SLOT_EXPIRED`, `NO_IDENTITY_SET`, `IDENTITY_FOREIGN_ACCOUNT`, `IDENTITY_EMAIL_PROVIDER_MISSING`, `LINKEDIN_ACCOUNT_AMBIGUOUS`, `WHATSAPP_ACCOUNT_AMBIGUOUS`, `LINKEDIN_AUDIO_MISSING`, `EMAIL_STEP_NO_ACTIVE_VERSION`, `EMAIL_VERSION_NO_CONTENT`, `EMAIL_VERSION_NO_SUBJECT`, `RECIPIENTS_NO_EMAIL`, `RECIPIENTS_NO_LINKEDIN`, `MC_LINKEDIN_DAILY_LIMIT_CONNECTION`, `MC_LINKEDIN_DAILY_LIMIT`, `DAILY_CONTACT_TOO_LOW`, `LINKEDIN_DAILY_CONTACT_LIMIT`, `VERIFY_EMAIL_TOKEN_INVALID`, `VERIFY_EMAIL_TOKEN_EXPIRED`, `FREE_CREDITS_DOMAIN_ALREADY_CLAIMED`, `FREE_CREDITS_ALREADY_GRANTED`, `FREE_CREDITS_NOT_ELIGIBLE`, `RATE_LIMITED`, `STATS_COMPUTING`, `WARMUP_PROVIDER_UNSUPPORTED`, `ACCOUNT_DISCONNECTED` | no | Stable machine readable error code. Present only on catalogued errors (mainly the campaign start checks), on validation errors (`INVALID_REQUEST`) and on some LinkedIn provider errors (`ACCOUNT_DISCONNECTED`, `RATE_LIMITED`). Most other errors have no code: rely on the HTTP status and on `error`. Codes are never renamed once deployed. |
| `params` | object | no | Values interpolated in the message, for example `{"max": 30000}`. |

```json
{
  "error": "Internal server error"
}
```