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# Delete template

> Archive a template (soft delete)



## OpenAPI

````yaml delete /v4/templates/{templateId}
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Kadoa API
  version: 3.0.0
  contact:
    name: Support
    email: support@kadoa.com
servers:
  - url: https://api.kadoa.com
security: []
paths:
  /v4/templates/{templateId}:
    delete:
      tags:
        - Templates
      summary: Archive template
      description: >-
        Soft-delete (archive) a template and cascade-unlink any workflows that
        referenced it.
      parameters:
        - name: templateId
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
            format: uuid
          description: Template ID
      responses:
        '200':
          description: '200'
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/TemplateArchivedResponse'
        '401':
          description: '401'
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  error:
                    type: boolean
                    description: Indicates an error occurred
                  message:
                    type: string
                    description: Error message
                  details:
                    nullable: true
                    description: Additional error details (e.g., validation errors)
                required:
                  - error
                  - message
        '404':
          description: '404'
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  error:
                    type: boolean
                    description: Indicates an error occurred
                  message:
                    type: string
                    description: Error message
                  details:
                    nullable: true
                    description: Additional error details (e.g., validation errors)
                required:
                  - error
                  - message
        '500':
          description: '500'
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  error:
                    type: boolean
                    description: Indicates an error occurred
                  message:
                    type: string
                    description: Error message
                  details:
                    nullable: true
                    description: Additional error details (e.g., validation errors)
                required:
                  - error
                  - message
      security:
        - ApiKeyAuth: []
components:
  schemas:
    TemplateArchivedResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: boolean
          enum:
            - false
          description: Error flag (always false on success)
        success:
          type: boolean
          enum:
            - true
          description: Success flag
        message:
          type: string
          description: Archive confirmation message
        unlinkedWorkflowCount:
          type: integer
          minimum: 0
          description: Number of workflows unlinked by this archive
      required:
        - error
        - success
        - message
        - unlinkedWorkflowCount
      title: TemplateArchivedResponse
      description: Response for template archival
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: x-api-key
      description: API key for authentication

````