---
title: "Delete a task · Tasks · COUNT Partner API"
description: "Deletes a task by UUID. DELETE /partners/tasks/{uuid}"
canonical: "https://developers.getcount.com/reference/tasks/delete-task"
source: "https://developers.getcount.com/reference/tasks/delete-task"
---
[Tasks](https://developers.getcount.com/reference/tasks) / Delete a task

# Delete a task

DELETE `/partners/tasks/{uuid}`

Deletes a task by UUID.

HMAC signature + Bearer access token

[Try this request](https://developers.getcount.com/tools/try-it?method=DELETE&path=%2Fpartners%2Ftasks%2F%7Buuid%7D)

[Projects API](https://developers.getcount.com/reference/projects) [People API](https://developers.getcount.com/reference/people)

#### Path parameters

`uuid` uuid required

Task UUID to delete.

#### Responses

`200` Task deleted successfully.

`404` Task not found.

`401` Missing or invalid HMAC signature, expired timestamp, or invalid Bearer token. [Troubleshoot](https://developers.getcount.com/getting-started/errors#error-401)

`403` The credential does not have access to this workspace or resource. [Troubleshoot](https://developers.getcount.com/getting-started/errors#error-403)

`429` Rate limit exceeded (100 requests per minute per clientId). Retry after the Retry-After header. [Troubleshoot](https://developers.getcount.com/getting-started/errors#error-429)

[Previous PATCH Update a task](https://developers.getcount.com/reference/tasks/update-task)

DELETE `https://api.getcount.com/partners/tasks/{uuid}`

Request

```javascript
import crypto from 'node:crypto';

const BASE_URL = 'https://api.getcount.com';
const CLIENT_ID = process.env.COUNT_CLIENT_ID;
const CLIENT_SECRET = process.env.COUNT_CLIENT_SECRET;
const ACCESS_TOKEN = process.env.COUNT_ACCESS_TOKEN;

const method = 'DELETE';
const signingPath = '/tasks/22334455-6677-8899-aabb-ccddeeff0011';
const timestamp = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000).toString();
const bodyString = '';

const bodyHash = '';
const baseString = `${method}:${signingPath}:${timestamp}:${bodyHash}`;
const signature = crypto.createHmac('sha256', CLIENT_SECRET).update(baseString).digest('hex');

const response = await fetch(`${BASE_URL}/partners/tasks/22334455-6677-8899-aabb-ccddeeff0011`, {
  method,
  headers: {
    'x-client-id': CLIENT_ID,
    'x-timestamp': timestamp,
    'x-signature': signature,
    Authorization: `Bearer ${ACCESS_TOKEN}`,
  },
});

console.log(await response.json());
```

Response · 200

```json
{
  "status": "success",
  "message": "Success on deleting task",
  "data": {
    "result": {
      "deleted": true
    }
  }
}
```