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# Delete an Invoice

> Delete an invoice using this endpoint.

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Use this endpoint to delete invoices. You can only delete an invoice that is in the `draft` state.

<RequestExample>
  ```bash Curl theme={null}
  curl -u [YOUR_KEY_ID]:[YOUR_KEY_SECRET]
  -X DELETE https://api.razorpay.com/v1/invoices/inv_DAuFuwWYU3R9tg \
  ```

  ```java Java theme={null}
  RazorpayClient razorpay = new RazorpayClient("[YOUR_KEY_ID]", "[YOUR_KEY_SECRET]");

  String invoiceId = "inv_DAuFuwWYU3R9tg";

  List<Invoice> invoice = razorpay.invoices.delete(InvoiceId);
  ```

  ```python Python theme={null}
  import razorpay
  client = razorpay.Client(auth=("YOUR_ID", "YOUR_SECRET"))

  client.invoice.delete(invoiceId)
  ```

  ```go Go theme={null}
  import ( razorpay "github.com/razorpay/razorpay-go" )
  client := razorpay.NewClient("YOUR_KEY_ID", "YOUR_SECRET")

  body, err := client.Invoice.Delete("<invoiceId>", nil, nil)
  ```

  ```ruby Ruby theme={null}
  require "razorpay"
  Razorpay.setup('YOUR_KEY_ID', 'YOUR_SECRET')

  Razorpay::Invoice.delete(invoiceId)
  ```

  ```php PHP theme={null}
  $api = new Api($key_id, $secret);

  $api->invoice->fetch($invoiceId)->delete();
  ```

  ```javascript Node.js theme={null}
  var instance = new Razorpay({ key_id: 'YOUR_KEY_ID', key_secret: 'YOUR_SECRET' })

  instance.invoices.delete(invoiceId)
  ```

  ```csharp .NET theme={null}
  RazorpayClient client = new RazorpayClient("[YOUR_KEY_ID]", "[YOUR_KEY_SECRET]
  ");

  string invoiceId = "inv_DAweOiQ7amIUVd";

  List<Invoice> invoice = client.Invoice.Fetch(invoiceId).Delete();
  ```

  ```bash CLI theme={null}
  razorpay invoices delete inv_ABC123
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json Success theme={null}
  []
  ```

  ```json Failure theme={null}
  {
    "error": {
      "code": "BAD_REQUEST_ERROR",
      "description": "Operation not allowed for Invoice in cancelled status.",
      "source": "business",
      "step": "payment_initiation",
      "reason": "input_validation_failed",
      "metadata": {}
    }
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>

## Path Parameters

<ParamField path="id" type="string" required>
  The unique identifier of the invoice.
</ParamField>

## Errors

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Operation not allowed for Invoice in {issued|paid|partially_paid|cancelled|expired} status.">
    **Code:** `400`

    Deletion is only allowed on invoices in the `draft` state.

    **Solution:** You can only delete invoices that have not yet been issued. Once issued, cancel the invoice using `POST /v1/invoices/:id/cancel` instead.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="The api {key/secret} provided is invalid.">
    **Code:** `4xx`

    The API credentials passed in the API call differ from the ones generated on the Dashboard.

    **Solution:** The API keys must be active and entered correctly with no whitespace before or after.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="The id provided does not exist.">
    **Code:** `400`

    The invoice id passed in the URL does not exist or does not belong to the requesting merchant.

    **Solution:** Use a valid invoice id returned from `POST /v1/invoices`. Confirm by fetching the invoice before retrying.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>