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

# Delete Token

> Permanently delete a token and its associated card data from PCI Booking.

<Card title="Delete Tokens Guide" icon="book" href="/manage-tokens/delete-tokens">
  Permanently remove tokens from the system
</Card>

<Warning>
  Deleting a token is permanent and cannot be undone.
</Warning>

Permanently deletes a token and all associated card data from PCI Booking. Use this to remove cards that are no longer needed, such as expired reservations or cancelled bookings, to stop incurring monthly storage fees.

## Error Responses

| Code  | HTTP Status | Condition                           |
| ----- | ----------- | ----------------------------------- |
| -160  | 404         | Token not found or already deleted  |
| -1003 | 401         | User is not the owner of this token |
| -125  | 400         | Delete operation failed             |

## Parameters

### Headers

<ParamField header="Authorization" type="string" required>
  Your API key prefixed with `APIKEY`. Example: `APIKEY your-api-key`. See the [Authentication guide](/getting-started/authentication).
</ParamField>

### Path Parameters

<ParamField path="cardToken" type="string" required>
  The token ID as returned by one of the tokenization methods. For example, `2821a46d80e14d1b96a7f18f1b81926d`.
</ParamField>

<RequestExample>
  ```javascript Node.js theme={null}
  const response = await fetch(
    'https://service.pcibooking.net/api/payments/paycard/2821a46d80e14d1b96a7f18f1b81926d',
    {
      method: 'DELETE',
      headers: {
        'Authorization': 'APIKEY your-api-key'
      }
    }
  );

  console.log(response.status);
  ```

  ```python Python theme={null}
  import requests

  response = requests.delete(
      'https://service.pcibooking.net/api/payments/paycard/2821a46d80e14d1b96a7f18f1b81926d',
      headers={'Authorization': 'APIKEY your-api-key'}
  )

  print(response.status_code)
  ```
</RequestExample>

## Response

**200** - Token deleted. Empty response body.

<ResponseExample>
  ```text 200 theme={null}
  Token deleted successfully. No content returned.
  ```

  ```json 401 theme={null}
  {
      "code": -1003,
      "message": "Not authorized to access this resource",
      "moreInfo": "Bad or missing authorization data, expected APIKEY",
      "errorList": null
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>