# Delete department

Delete a department from an organization.

Permanently deletes a department. The department must have no child departments and no members before it can be deleted. Remove all members and child departments first, or reparent children to a different department.

#### Path Parameters

**`organization_id`** string required

The unique identifier of the organization (format: `org_*`).

**`department_id`** string required

The unique identifier of the department to delete (format: `dept_*`).

## Returns

No content. Returns a `204 No Content` status code on success.

Request

```bash cURL
curl -X DELETE https://api.aitronos.com/v1/organizations/org_xyz789/departments/dept_abc123 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $ACCESS_TOKEN"
```


```python Python SDK
from aitronos import Aitronos

client = Aitronos(api_key="your-api-key")

# Department endpoints coming to SDK soon
# client.departments.delete(
#     organization_id="org_xyz789",
#     department_id="dept_abc123",
# )
```


```python Python
import requests

org_id = "org_xyz789"
dept_id = "dept_abc123"
url = f"https://api.aitronos.com/v1/organizations/{org_id}/departments/{dept_id}"
headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN"}

response = requests.delete(url, headers=headers)
print(response.status_code)  # 204
```


```javascript JavaScript
const orgId = "org_xyz789";
const deptId = "dept_abc123";

const response = await fetch(
  `https://api.aitronos.com/v1/organizations/${orgId}/departments/${deptId}`,
  {
    method: "DELETE",
    headers: { "Authorization": `Bearer ${accessToken}` },
  }
);

console.log(response.status); // 204
```

Response

```json 204 No Content
// No response body
```


```json 422 Error — Has Children
{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "DEPARTMENT_HAS_CHILDREN",
    "message": "This department cannot be deleted because it has child departments. Reparent or remove them first.",
    "system_message": "Department has children",
    "type": "client_error",
    "status": 422,
    "details": { "department_id": "dept_abc123" },
    "trace_id": "abc-123-def",
    "timestamp": "2025-11-02T08:21:45Z"
  }
}
```


```json 422 Error — Has Members
{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "DEPARTMENT_HAS_MEMBERS",
    "message": "This department cannot be deleted because it still has members. Remove all members first.",
    "system_message": "Department has members",
    "type": "client_error",
    "status": 422,
    "details": { "department_id": "dept_abc123" },
    "trace_id": "abc-123-def",
    "timestamp": "2025-11-02T08:21:45Z"
  }
}
```

## Related Resources

- [Get Department Tree](/docs/api-reference/departments/tree)
- [List Departments](/docs/api-reference/departments/list)
- [Retrieve Department](/docs/api-reference/departments/retrieve)
- [Create Department](/docs/api-reference/departments/create)
- [Update Department](/docs/api-reference/departments/update)
- [Reparent Department](/docs/api-reference/departments/reparent)
- [List Department Members](/docs/api-reference/departments/list-members)
- [Add Department Member](/docs/api-reference/departments/add-member)
- [Remove Department Member](/docs/api-reference/departments/remove-member)
- [Department Object](/docs/api-reference/objects/department-object)