---
updatedAt: 2025-06-05T20:58:08.000Z
agentTools:
  projectIndex: https://developer.80legs.com/llms.txt
---

# Delete an app by name

Deletes an 80app with a given name.

Deletes the given 80app.

# OpenAPI definition

```json
{
  "openapi": "3.1.0",
  "info": {
    "title": "80legs-api",
    "version": "2"
  },
  "servers": [
    {
      "url": "https://{api_key}:@api.80legs.com/v2",
      "variables": {
        "api_key": {
          "default": "api_key"
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "components": {
    "securitySchemes": {
      "sec0": {
        "type": "http",
        "scheme": "basic"
      }
    }
  },
  "security": [
    {
      "sec0": []
    }
  ],
  "paths": {
    "/apps/{app_name}": {
      "delete": {
        "summary": "Delete an app by name",
        "description": "Deletes an 80app with a given name.",
        "operationId": "appsapp_name-2",
        "parameters": [
          {
            "name": "api_key",
            "in": "path",
            "description": "Replace this with your API key",
            "schema": {
              "type": "string",
              "default": "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz012345"
            },
            "required": true
          },
          {
            "name": "app_name",
            "in": "path",
            "schema": {
              "type": "string",
              "default": "my_app.js"
            },
            "required": true
          }
        ],
        "responses": {
          "200": {
            "description": "200",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "examples": {
                  "Result": {
                    "value": "{\n  \"deleted\": \"my_app.js\"\n}"
                  }
                },
                "schema": {
                  "type": "object",
                  "properties": {
                    "deleted": {
                      "type": "string",
                      "example": "my_app.js"
                    }
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "401": {
            "description": "401",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "examples": {
                  "Result": {
                    "value": "{\n  \"errors\": [\n    \"No authorization token provided.\"\n  ]\n}"
                  }
                },
                "schema": {
                  "type": "object",
                  "properties": {
                    "errors": {
                      "type": "array",
                      "items": {
                        "type": "string",
                        "example": "No authorization token provided."
                      }
                    }
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "403": {
            "description": "403",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "examples": {
                  "Result": {
                    "value": "{\n  \"errors\": [\n    \"You are not authorized to access this resource.\"\n  ]\n}"
                  }
                },
                "schema": {
                  "type": "object",
                  "properties": {
                    "errors": {
                      "type": "array",
                      "items": {
                        "type": "string",
                        "example": "You are not authorized to access this resource."
                      }
                    }
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "404": {
            "description": "404",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "examples": {
                  "Result": {
                    "value": "{\n  \"errors\": [\n    \"No app with that name could be found.\"\n   ]\n}"
                  }
                },
                "schema": {
                  "type": "object",
                  "properties": {
                    "errors": {
                      "type": "array",
                      "items": {
                        "type": "string",
                        "example": "No app with that name could be found."
                      }
                    }
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "503": {
            "description": "503",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "examples": {
                  "Result": {
                    "value": "{\n  \"errors\": [\n    \"The API is temporarily down. This is most likely for scheduled maintenance.\"\n  ]\n}"
                  }
                },
                "schema": {
                  "type": "object",
                  "properties": {
                    "errors": {
                      "type": "array",
                      "items": {
                        "type": "string",
                        "example": "The API is temporarily down. This is most likely for scheduled maintenance."
                      }
                    }
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          }
        },
        "deprecated": false
      }
    }
  },
  "x-readme": {
    "headers": [],
    "explorer-enabled": true,
    "proxy-enabled": true
  },
  "x-readme-fauxas": true
}
```