# Delete a vocabulary list

Delete a custom list and its entries. The organization list cannot be deleted. Needs administration rights on the list.

#### Path Parameters

**`list_id`** string required

The list ID.

## Returns

No content.

Example

```bash cURL
curl -X DELETE "https://api.aitronos.com/v1/vocabulary/lists/voclist_8f2a61c4e0b94d7a" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $FREDDY_API_KEY"
```


```python Python
import os
import requests

api_key = os.environ["FREDDY_API_KEY"]

response = requests.delete(
    "https://api.aitronos.com/v1/vocabulary/lists/voclist_8f2a61c4e0b94d7a",
    headers={"X-API-Key": api_key},
)

print(response.status_code)
```


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

const response = await fetch('https://api.aitronos.com/v1/vocabulary/lists/voclist_8f2a61c4e0b94d7a', {
  method: 'DELETE',
  headers: {
    'X-API-Key': apiKey
  }
});

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

**Response:**

*204 No Content - No response body*

Errors

```json 401 Unauthorized
{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "AUTHENTICATION_REQUIRED",
    "message": "Authentication required. Please provide a valid API key.",
    "system_message": "Missing or invalid authorization header",
    "type": "authentication_error",
    "status": 401,
    "details": {},
    "trace_id": "req_7d1e4b9a2c",
    "timestamp": "2026-10-24T09:30:00Z"
  }
}
```


```json 403 Forbidden
{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "INSUFFICIENT_PERMISSIONS",
    "message": "You do not have permission to perform this action.",
    "system_message": "Caller lacks the rights this operation needs.",
    "type": "authorization_error",
    "status": 403,
    "details": {},
    "trace_id": "req_7d1e4b9a2c",
    "timestamp": "2026-10-24T09:30:00Z"
  }
}
```


```json 404 Not Found
{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "VOCABULARY_LIST_NOT_FOUND",
    "message": "This vocabulary list does not exist or you cannot see it.",
    "system_message": "Vocabulary list not found.",
    "type": "client_error",
    "status": 404,
    "details": {},
    "trace_id": "req_7d1e4b9a2c",
    "timestamp": "2026-10-24T09:30:00Z"
  }
}
```


```json 422 Unprocessable Entity
{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "VOCABULARY_LIST_PROTECTED",
    "message": "The organization vocabulary list cannot be deleted.",
    "system_message": "The organization vocabulary list cannot be deleted.",
    "type": "validation_error",
    "status": 422,
    "details": {},
    "trace_id": "req_7d1e4b9a2c",
    "timestamp": "2026-10-24T09:30:00Z"
  }
}
```

## Related Resources

- [Vocabulary API](/api-reference/vocabulary/_index) — Overview of lists, entries and settings.
- [Create an access grant](/api-reference/access-control/create-grant) — Share a vocabulary list with people, teams or the whole organization.