# Delete Streamline automation

Soft-delete an automation so it no longer appears by default but remains recoverable through support.

#### Headers

**`Authorization`** string required

#### Path Parameters

**`automation_id`** string required
Automation identifier (`sauto_...`).

## Returns

Returns `204 No Content` on successful deletion. No response body is returned.

Basic Request

```bash
curl -X DELETE "https://api.aitronos.com/v1/streamline/automations/sauto_daily_report" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FREDDY_SESSION_TOKEN"
```


```python
import os
import requests

url = "https://api.aitronos.com/v1/streamline/automations/sauto_daily_report"
response = requests.delete(
    url,
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['FREDDY_SESSION_TOKEN']}"}
)

if response.status_code == 204:
    print("Automation deleted successfully")
```


```javascript
await fetch(
  "https://api.aitronos.com/v1/streamline/automations/sauto_daily_report",
  {
    method: "DELETE",
    headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.FREDDY_SESSION_TOKEN}` }
  }
);

if (response.status === 204) {
  console.log("Automation deleted successfully");
  // No response body for 204 No Content
}
```

With Options

```bash
curl -X DELETE "https://api.aitronos.com/v1/streamline/automations/sauto_daily_report" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FREDDY_SESSION_TOKEN" \
  -H "X-Streamline-Reassign-Assistants: true"
```


```python
import os
import requests

headers = {
    "Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['FREDDY_SESSION_TOKEN']}",
    "X-Streamline-Reassign-Assistants": "true"
}
requests.delete(
    "https://api.aitronos.com/v1/streamline/automations/sauto_daily_report",
    headers=headers,
    timeout=10
)

if response.status_code == 204:
    print("Automation deleted successfully")
```


```javascript
const headers = new Headers();
headers.set("Authorization", `Bearer ${process.env.FREDDY_SESSION_TOKEN}`);
headers.set("X-Streamline-Reassign-Assistants", "true");

const res = await fetch(
  "https://api.aitronos.com/v1/streamline/automations/sauto_daily_report",
  { method: "DELETE", headers }
);

if (res.status === 204) {
  console.log("Automation deleted successfully");
  // No response body for 204 No Content
}
```

Advanced

```bash
for id in "sauto_daily_report" "sauto_inventory_cleanup"; do
  curl -X DELETE "https://api.aitronos.com/v1/streamline/automations/$id" \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $FREDDY_SESSION_TOKEN" \
    -H "Idempotency-Key: cleanup-$id"
done
```


```python
import os
import requests

ids = ["sauto_daily_report", "sauto_inventory_cleanup"]
headers = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['FREDDY_SESSION_TOKEN']}"}
for automation_id in ids:
    response = requests.delete(
        f"https://api.aitronos.com/v1/streamline/automations/{automation_id}",
        headers={**headers, "Idempotency-Key": f"delete-{automation_id}"}
    )
    
    if response.status_code == 204:
        print(f"{automation_id} deleted successfully")
```


```javascript
const apiKey = process.env.FREDDY_API_KEY;

const token = process.env.FREDDY_SESSION_TOKEN;
const ids = ["sauto_daily_report", "sauto_inventory_cleanup"];

await Promise.all(
  ids.map((automationId) =>
    fetch(`https://api.aitronos.com/v1/streamline/automations/${automationId}`, {
      method: "DELETE",
      headers: {
        Authorization: `Bearer ${apiKey}`,
        "Idempotency-Key": `delete-${automationId}`
      }
    })
  )
);
```

**Response:**

204 No Content
Empty response body. The automation has been successfully deleted.

400 Bad Request

```json
{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "CANNOT_DELETE_ACTIVE_EXECUTION",
    "message": "Automation has running executions",
    "status": 400,
    "trace_id": "req_574ea1fb"
  }
}
```

401 Unauthorized

```json
{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "UNAUTHORIZED",
    "message": "Missing session token",
    "status": 401,
    "trace_id": "req_98a1cbf5"
  }
}
```

404 Not Found

```json
{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "AUTOMATION_NOT_FOUND",
    "message": "Automation sauto_daily_report was not found",
    "status": 404,
    "trace_id": "req_2dff8b11"
  }
}
```

429 Rate Limit

```json
{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "RATE_LIMIT",
    "message": "Too many destructive actions",
    "status": 429,
    "retry_after": 60,
    "trace_id": "req_c4c2df54"
  }
}
```

500 Server Error

```json
{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "INTERNAL_ERROR",
    "message": "Failed to mark automation as deleted",
    "status": 500,
    "trace_id": "req_a13c47b9"
  }
}
```

## Related

- [Toggle schedule](/docs/api-reference/streamline/automations-toggle-schedule)
- [List automations](/docs/api-reference/streamline/automations-list)