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# DELETE /v3.0/sign/request — Delete document

Permanently deletes a document and all associated data.

**Authentication:** `X-Auth-Token` header required on every request.

## Request URL

```
DELETE https://app1.leegality.com/api/v3.0/sign/request?documentId={documentId}
```

**Environments:**
- Production: `https://app1.leegality.com/api/v3.0/sign/request`
- Sandbox: `https://sandbox.leegality.com/api/v3.0/sign/request`

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## Parameters

| Name | In | Required | Type | Description | Example |
|------|----|----------|------|-------------|---------|
| `documentId` | query | Yes | string | Unique identifier of the document to delete.  **Format:** Alphanumeric string.  Get from the **Create eSigning request** API response or from the dashboard. | — |

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## Responses

### 200 — Delete response. Check `status` field: `1` = success, `0` = failure.

Response wrapper for the Delete Document API.  On success (`status: 1`), `data` is an empty object. On failure (`status: 0`), `messages` contains the error details.

| Field | Type | Required | Description | Example |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|---------|
| `status` | integer | No | API response status.  `1` = success (document deleted), `0` = failure. Allowed: `0`, `1`. | `1` |
| `messages` | array\<Message\> | No | Array of response messages.  **Success codes:** - `document.delete.success` — Document deleted successfully  **Error codes:** - `no.document.found` — Document ID does not exist - `document.id.required` — documentId query parameter is missing or empty See **Message** below. | — |
| `data` | object | No | Always an empty object `{}` for this endpoint. | — |

#### Message

Message object containing a machine-readable code and a human-readable description. Used for success confirmations, errors, and warnings.

| Field | Type | Required | Description | Example |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|---------|
| `code` | string | No | Response message code. | `simpleWorkFlow.success` |
| `message` | string | No | Human-readable success or error message. | `Invitations sent successfully.` |

### Sample Response (200)

```json
{
  "status": 1,
  "messages": [
    {
      "code": "simpleWorkFlow.success",
      "message": "Invitations sent successfully."
    }
  ],
  "data": {}
}
```