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# Delete a Transaction

Delete a transaction using your system's unique identifier.

# OpenAPI definition

```json
{
  "openapi": "3.0.0",
  "paths": {
    "/v1/transactions/external-id/{id}": {
      "delete": {
        "description": "Delete a transaction using your system's unique identifier.",
        "operationId": "TransactionsController_deleteTransaction",
        "parameters": [
          {
            "name": "id",
            "required": true,
            "in": "path",
            "description": "Your system's unique identifier for the Transaction",
            "schema": {
              "type": "string",
              "example": "Account1234"
            }
          }
        ],
        "responses": {
          "200": {
            "description": "Delete transaction response.",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/CreateTransactionResponseDto"
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "401": {
            "description": "Unauthorized",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/UnauthorizedErrorResponseDto"
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "404": {
            "description": "Not Found",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "type": "object",
                  "properties": {
                    "message": {
                      "type": "string",
                      "example": "Not Found Error"
                    }
                  },
                  "required": [
                    "message"
                  ],
                  "additionalProperties": false
                },
                "examples": {
                  "default": {
                    "summary": "Example",
                    "value": {
                      "message": "Not Found Error"
                    }
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "429": {
            "description": "Too Many Requests",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/TooManyRequestsErrorResponseDto"
                }
              }
            }
          }
        },
        "security": [
          {
            "bearer": []
          }
        ],
        "summary": "Delete a Transaction",
        "tags": [
          "Transactions"
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "info": {
    "title": "API",
    "description": "",
    "version": "1.2.0",
    "contact": {}
  },
  "servers": [
    {
      "url": "https://api.multi1.enterprise.taxbit.com"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://api.eutax1.enterprise.taxbit.com"
    }
  ],
  "components": {
    "securitySchemes": {
      "bearer": {
        "scheme": "bearer",
        "bearerFormat": "JWT",
        "type": "http"
      }
    },
    "schemas": {
      "UnauthorizedErrorResponseDto": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "error": {
            "description": "Error name for the rejected request",
            "type": "string",
            "example": "Unauthorized"
          },
          "message": {
            "description": "Reason the bearer token was rejected",
            "type": "string",
            "example": "Unauthorized Error"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "message"
        ],
        "additionalProperties": false
      },
      "TooManyRequestsErrorResponseDto": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "error": {
            "description": "Error code emitted when the caller exceeds its rate limit",
            "type": "string",
            "example": "rate_limit_exceeded"
          },
          "message": {
            "description": "How long to wait before retrying",
            "type": "string",
            "example": "Rate limit exceeded. Please retry after 30 seconds."
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "error",
          "message"
        ],
        "additionalProperties": false
      },
      "CreateTransactionResponseDto": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "status": {
            "description": "Status of whether the request was successful",
            "enum": [
              "success"
            ],
            "type": "string",
            "example": "success"
          },
          "message": {
            "description": "Human readable message about the status of the request",
            "type": "string",
            "example": "Transaction post successful."
          }
        },
        "example": {
          "status": "success",
          "message": "Transaction post successful."
        },
        "additionalProperties": false
      }
    }
  },
  "security": [
    {
      "bearer": []
    }
  ]
}
```

# Sibling pages

* [Get Account Transactions From Taxbit](https://apidocs.taxbit.com/reference/get_accounts-id-transactions.md)
* [Send a Transaction to Taxbit](https://apidocs.taxbit.com/reference/post_transactions-external-id.md)
* [Get a Transaction From Taxbit](https://apidocs.taxbit.com/reference/get_transactions-external-id-id-1.md)