> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.stateset.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Permanently discards one dead-lettered event — the deliberate way to give up on…

> The discarded dead letter

### Path parameters

**event\_id** `string` *required*

Dead-lettered event ID

### Request body

No request body.

### Response

No response body. The discarded dead letter.

### Status codes

| Code | Meaning |
| - | - |
| `200` | The discarded dead letter |
| `403` | Admin credential required |
| `404` | No such dead letter in scope |
| `409` | Replayed or discarded concurrently |

### Using this contract

Read the [source OpenAPI document](/spec/edi.json) for declared schemas and alternatives.
This page also includes documented corrections from the [spec overlays](https://github.com/stateset/docs/tree/main/spec/overlays).
Example IDs and values are illustrative; replace them with records from your workspace.

```bash cURL theme={null}
curl --silent --show-error --fail-with-body --request POST \
  --url 'https://api.edi.stateset.com/v1/deadletter/{event_id}/discard' \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $EDI_API_TOKEN"
```


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