> ## Documentation Index
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# Delete incident

Permanently delete an incident and all its updates.

# Delete incident

DELETE `/incidents/:id`

Delete an incident and all its updates.

**Auth:** Bearer token (`write` scope)

This is irreversible and hides historical context from your status page. Consider resolving the incident instead with [`POST /incidents/:id/resolve`](/api/incidents/resolve).

## Request

```bash
curl -X DELETE -H "Authorization: Bearer hu_..." \
  "https://happyuptime.com/api/v1/incidents/inc_847"
```

## Response

```json
{
  "data": {
    "id": "inc_847",
    "deleted": true
  }
}
```