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Delete a story

DELETE
/api/stories/{story_id}
curl --request DELETE \
--url 'http://127.0.0.1:8765/api/stories/example?revision=1&actor=operator'

Remove a story. Send Content-Type: application/json like every write (no body is read). The story is never listed, searched or sent to a model again.

story_id
required
string

A story’s id (e.g. story:60_acme_ci_cut_time). Percent-encode it in the path.

revision
required
integer

The revision of the story you read; when it changed since, the reply is 409.

actor
string
Allowed values: operator agent

Who writes.

Success.

Media typeapplication/json
object
schema_version
required
Allowed value: scout-stories-response:1
key
additional properties
any
Example
{
"deleted": "story:60_acme_ci_cut_time",
"schema_version": "scout-stories-response:1"
}

Forbidden / forbidden_origin: loopback peer and Host 127.0.0.1:<port> or localhost:<port> only (Origin too on writes).

Media typeapplication/json
object
error
required
object
allowed_keys
Array<string>
code
required
string
message
required
string
key
additional properties
any
Examplegenerated
{
"error": {
"allowed_keys": [
"example"
],
"code": "example",
"message": "example"
}
}

Not_found, target_unavailable

Media typeapplication/json
object
error
required
object
allowed_keys
Array<string>
code
required
string
message
required
string
key
additional properties
any
Example
{
"error": {
"code": "not_found",
"message": "..."
}
}

Revision_conflict

Media typeapplication/json
object
error
required
object
allowed_keys
Array<string>
code
required
string
message
required
string
key
additional properties
any
Example
{
"error": {
"code": "revision_conflict",
"message": "..."
}
}

Unsupported_media_type: writes need Content-Type: application/json.

Media typeapplication/json
object
error
required
object
allowed_keys
Array<string>
code
required
string
message
required
string
key
additional properties
any
Examplegenerated
{
"error": {
"allowed_keys": [
"example"
],
"code": "example",
"message": "example"
}
}

Unknown_key, invalid_value

Media typeapplication/json
object
error
required
object
allowed_keys
Array<string>
code
required
string
message
required
string
key
additional properties
any
Example
{
"error": {
"code": "unknown_key",
"message": "..."
}
}