---
title: "Delete Taxonomy Node"
slug: "delete-taxonomy-node"
updated: 2024-03-15T17:49:31Z
published: 2024-03-15T17:49:31Z
canonical: "help.yahooinc.com/delete-taxonomy-node"
---

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# Delete Taxonomy Node

# DELETE /taxonomy/<taxo-id> – Delete taxonomy node

Use HTTP DELETE method to delete existing taxonomy node along with its sub-tree. taxo-id of the node to be deleted should be specified.

The API will usually return a 202 Accepted response with updated metadata in its response. An API caller can fetch metadata’s “self” link to check for status updates

## Example - Delete node and its sub-tree

```plaintext
DELETE /v1/taxonomy/YR2000
HTTP/1.1 Host: datax.yahooapis.com
Content-Type: multipart/form-data;boundary=xyz

--xyz
Content-Disposition: form-data; name="metadata" Content-Type: application/json;charset=UTF-8

{ "description" : "Delete node for YaRetail Pilot Taxonomy v1" }
```