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# Delete Approval Policy V1

> Delete an approval policy. In-flight ApprovalRequest rows that referenced the policy are NOT cascaded — they retain policy_id for audit but lose the linked…

Delete an approval policy. In-flight `ApprovalRequest` rows
that referenced the policy are NOT cascaded — they retain
`policy_id` for audit but lose the linked policy row. To
suspend without losing audit trail, PATCH `is_active=false`.

### Path parameters

<ParamField path="policy_id" type="string (uuid)" required />

### Response

No response body. Successful Response.

### Status codes

| Code  | Meaning             |
| ----- | ------------------- |
| `204` | Successful Response |
| `422` | Validation Error    |

<RequestExample>
  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl --request DELETE \
    --url 'https://api.computer.stateset.app/api/v1/approval-policies/{policy_id}' \
    --header 'X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY'
  ```
</RequestExample>