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# Delete a shift

DELETE https://api.letsdeel.com/rest/time-tracking/shifts/{shift_id}

Removes a shift that should not have been recorded, before payroll closes its period. This action is irreversible.

 **Token scopes**: `time-tracking:write`, `worker:write`

 **Beta**: this version requires the `X-Beta: true` request header and its contract may change before it is promoted to stable. It is scheduled to become stable on 2027-02-03.

Reference: https://docs.deel.wtf/api/reference/endpoints/time-tracking-shifts/delete-shift-v-2026-11-03

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — ## Authentication The Deel API uses bearer tokens to authenticate requests. All API calls must be made over HTTPS — calls over plain HTTP or without authentication will fail. ```curl curl -X GET 'https://api.deel.training/rest/v2/contracts' \ -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR-TOKEN-HERE' ``` [Learn more about authentication](/api/authentication)
- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — Standard OAuth2 security scheme based on https://swagger.io/docs/specification/authentication/

## Servers

- `https://api.letsdeel.com/rest` (Production, default)
- `https://api-staging.letsdeel.com/rest` (Demo)

## Request

### Path parameters

- `shift_id` (string, required) — Deel ID of the shift, as returned in the shift's id field.

### Headers

- `X-Beta` (enum, required, default: true) — Opts in to the beta version of this endpoint. Must be `true`.
  - Allowed values: `true`

## Response

### 204

Shift deleted. No body.

## Errors

### 400 Bad Request Error

Operation failed.

- `request` (ApiErrorRequest, optional)
- `errors` (list of ApiError, optional)

### 401 Unauthorized Error

The token is missing, invalid, inactive or revoked (INVALID_TOKEN, TOKEN_INACTIVE, TOKEN_REVOKED or UNAUTHORIZED).

- `errors` (list of TimeTrackingShiftsShiftIdDeleteResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaErrorsItems, required) — Every problem found, not only the first.

### 403 Forbidden Error

INSUFFICIENT_SCOPES, or ON_BEHALF_SUBMISSION_NOT_ALLOWED (the policy does not let clients act on the worker's behalf).

- `errors` (list of TimeTrackingShiftsShiftIdDeleteResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaErrorsItems, required) — Every problem found, not only the first.

### 404 Not Found Error

SHIFT_NOT_FOUND. No such shift in the caller's organization, it was deleted, or a worker token asked for another worker's shift.

- `errors` (list of TimeTrackingShiftsShiftIdDeleteResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaErrorsItems, required) — Every problem found, not only the first.

### 409 Conflict Error

SHIFT_LOCKED. The shift cannot change; details.reason is PAYROLL_LOCKED, HOURLY_REPORT_PROCESSED or FILE_UPLOAD_SHIFT.

- `errors` (list of TimeTrackingShiftsShiftIdDeleteResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaErrorsItems, required) — Every problem found, not only the first.

### 422 Unprocessable Entity Error

CONTRACT_TYPE_NOT_SUPPORTED. This API cannot yet delete shifts on the contract's type.

- `errors` (list of TimeTrackingShiftsShiftIdDeleteResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaErrorsItems, required) — Every problem found, not only the first.

### 429 Too Many Requests Error

RATE_LIMITED. Over 5 requests per second for the organization.

- `errors` (list of TimeTrackingShiftsShiftIdDeleteResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaErrorsItems, required) — Every problem found, not only the first.

### 500 Internal Server Error

INTERNAL_ERROR. Unexpected failure; safe to retry.

- `errors` (list of TimeTrackingShiftsShiftIdDeleteResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaErrorsItems, required) — Every problem found, not only the first.

## Types

### ApiErrorRequest

- `method` (string, optional) — The HTTP method of the failed request
- `url` (string, optional) — The relative URL of the failed request
- `status` (double, optional) — The status code of the response
- `api_req_id` (string, optional) — The request ID of the failed request
- `docs` (string, optional) — A link to the official documentation for the requested endpoint resource
- `source` (string, optional) — The source handler which produced the returned error
- `code` (double, optional) — The code of the source handler which produced the returned error

### ApiError

- `message` (string, optional) — A description of the returned error
- `path` (string, optional) — The JSON path where input validation failed

### TimeTrackingShiftsShiftIdDeleteResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaErrorsItems

One problem with the request.

- `code` (string, required) — Stable machine-readable error code.
- `message` (string, required) — Human-readable explanation. May change; do not parse it.
- `field` (string, optional) — Request field the error refers to, when there is one.
- `details` (map from string to any, optional) — Extra data for the error code, such as the reason a shift is locked.

## Examples

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://api.letsdeel.com/rest/time-tracking/shifts/9d2e4f6a-1b3c-4d5e-8f7a-2b4c6d8e0f1a"

headers = {
    "X-Beta": "true",
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>"
}

response = requests.delete(url, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://api.letsdeel.com/rest/time-tracking/shifts/9d2e4f6a-1b3c-4d5e-8f7a-2b4c6d8e0f1a';
const options = {method: 'DELETE', headers: {'X-Beta': 'true', Authorization: 'Bearer <token>'}};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.letsdeel.com/rest/time-tracking/shifts/9d2e4f6a-1b3c-4d5e-8f7a-2b4c6d8e0f1a"

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("DELETE", url, nil)

	req.Header.Add("X-Beta", "true")
	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.letsdeel.com/rest/time-tracking/shifts/9d2e4f6a-1b3c-4d5e-8f7a-2b4c6d8e0f1a")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Delete.new(url)
request["X-Beta"] = 'true'
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.delete("https://api.letsdeel.com/rest/time-tracking/shifts/9d2e4f6a-1b3c-4d5e-8f7a-2b4c6d8e0f1a")
  .header("X-Beta", "true")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('DELETE', 'https://api.letsdeel.com/rest/time-tracking/shifts/9d2e4f6a-1b3c-4d5e-8f7a-2b4c6d8e0f1a', [
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
    'X-Beta' => 'true',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.letsdeel.com/rest/time-tracking/shifts/9d2e4f6a-1b3c-4d5e-8f7a-2b4c6d8e0f1a");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.DELETE);
request.AddHeader("X-Beta", "true");
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "X-Beta": "true",
  "Authorization": "Bearer <token>"
]

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.letsdeel.com/rest/time-tracking/shifts/9d2e4f6a-1b3c-4d5e-8f7a-2b4c6d8e0f1a")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "DELETE"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```