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# Delete a spare-part category by id

> Deletes the spare-part category identified by the given id.<br/>The operation is permanent, therefore it is recommended to verify in advance that no spare-part and no sub-category still belong to it.<br/><br/>Required permissions: READ_SPARE_PART, WRITE_SPARE_PART.

## OpenAPI

````json DELETE /inventory/sparePartDefinitionCategories/{categoryId}
{
  "openapi": "3.1.0",
  "info": {
    "title": "Servitly DPS API",
    "version": "1.0.0"
  },
  "servers": [
    {
      "url": "https://api.servitly-sandbox.com",
      "description": "[AWS SANDBOX]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://api.servitly.com",
      "description": "[AWS PRODUCTION Ireland]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://api-ap.servitly.com",
      "description": "[AWS Hong Kong]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://azapi.servitly-dev.com",
      "description": "[AZURE DEV Frankfurt]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://azapi.servitly-staging.com",
      "description": "[AZURE STAGING Frankfurt]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://azapi.servitly.com",
      "description": "[AZURE PRODUCTION Frankfurt]"
    }
  ],
  "security": [
    {
      "bearerAuth": []
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    {
      "name": "ACTIONS"
    },
    {
      "name": "ALERTS"
    },
    {
      "name": "API GATEWAY"
    },
    {
      "name": "AUTHENTICATION"
    },
    {
      "name": "AUTHORIZATIONS"
    },
    {
      "name": "CUSTOMERS"
    },
    {
      "name": "DATA IMPORT / EXPORT"
    },
    {
      "name": "EVENTS"
    },
    {
      "name": "LOCATIONS"
    },
    {
      "name": "MAINTENANCE"
    },
    {
      "name": "MAPPING"
    },
    {
      "name": "METRIC DATA"
    },
    {
      "name": "MOBILE APP"
    },
    {
      "name": "ORGANIZATION"
    },
    {
      "name": "PARTNERS"
    },
    {
      "name": "PRODUCT MODELS"
    },
    {
      "name": "SPARE PARTS"
    },
    {
      "name": "STATISTICS"
    },
    {
      "name": "STORE ORDERS"
    },
    {
      "name": "SUBSCRIPTIONS"
    },
    {
      "name": "SUBSCRIPTIONS (OLD)"
    },
    {
      "name": "THING CONTROL"
    },
    {
      "name": "THING DEFINITIONS"
    },
    {
      "name": "THING MANAGEMENT"
    },
    {
      "name": "THINGS"
    },
    {
      "name": "TICKETS"
    },
    {
      "name": "USER TYPES"
    },
    {
      "name": "USERS"
    },
    {
      "name": "WORK SESSIONS"
    }
  ],
  "paths": {
    "/inventory/sparePartDefinitionCategories/{categoryId}": {
      "delete": {
        "summary": "Delete a spare-part category by id",
        "description": "Deletes the spare-part category identified by the given id.<br/>The operation is permanent, therefore it is recommended to verify in advance that no spare-part and no sub-category still belong to it.<br/><br/>Required permissions: READ_SPARE_PART, WRITE_SPARE_PART.",
        "tags": [
          "SPARE PARTS"
        ],
        "parameters": [
          {
            "$ref": "#/components/parameters/tenantNameHeader"
          },
          {
            "in": "path",
            "name": "categoryId",
            "required": "true",
            "schema": {
              "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ObjectId"
            },
            "description": "The spare-part identifier."
          }
        ],
        "responses": {
          "204": {
            "description": "Successfully deleted."
          },
          "401": {
            "$ref": "#/components/responses/NotAuthenticated"
          },
          "403": {
            "$ref": "#/components/responses/NotAuthorized"
          },
          "404": {
            "$ref": "#/components/responses/NotFound"
          },
          "429": {
            "$ref": "#/components/responses/ApiLimit"
          },
          "500": {
            "$ref": "#/components/responses/IntError"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "components": {
    "parameters": {
      "tenantNameHeader": {
        "in": "header",
        "name": "X-Servitly-Tenant",
        "required": "true",
        "schema": {
          "type": "string",
          "example": "{{tenantName}}"
        },
        "description": "The name of the tenant (e.g. acme)."
      }
    },
    "schemas": {
      "ObjectId": {
        "type": "string",
        "example": "abcd1234",
        "minimum": "1",
        "description": "The object identifier (e.g. 6620e4bb42541977c406b984)."
      }
    },
    "responses": {
      "NotAuthenticated": {
        "description": "User not authenticated.",
        "content": {
          "application/json": {
            "schema": {
              "type": "object",
              "properties": {
                "message": {
                  "type": "string",
                  "description": "The error response.",
                  "example": "User not authenticated"
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "NotAuthorized": {
        "description": "User not authorized.",
        "content": {
          "application/json": {
            "schema": {
              "type": "object",
              "properties": {
                "message": {
                  "type": "string",
                  "description": "The error response.",
                  "example": "User not authorized"
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "NotFound": {
        "description": "Resource was not found.",
        "content": {
          "application/json": {
            "schema": {
              "type": "object",
              "properties": {
                "message": {
                  "type": "string",
                  "description": "The error response.",
                  "example": "Resource not found"
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "ApiLimit": {
        "description": "API call rate limit exceeded.",
        "content": {
          "application/json": {
            "schema": {
              "type": "object",
              "properties": {
                "message": {
                  "type": "string",
                  "description": "The error response.",
                  "example": "API call rate limit exceeded"
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "IntError": {
        "description": "Internal server error.",
        "content": {
          "application/json": {
            "schema": {
              "type": "object",
              "properties": {
                "message": {
                  "type": "string",
                  "description": "The error response.",
                  "example": "Internal Server Error"
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "securitySchemes": {
      "bearerAuth": {
        "type": "http",
        "scheme": "bearer"
      }
    }
  }
}
````