Source: https://datafa.st/docs/api/account/websites/delete
Markdown source: https://datafa.st/docs/api/account/websites/delete.md
Description: Returns 403. Website deletion is dashboard-only.

# Delete website

`DELETE https://datafa.st/api/v1/admin/websites/{websiteId}`

Website deletion is not available via the API for safety. This endpoint always returns **403** with instructions to delete from the dashboard.

This prevents accidental data loss from scripts or AI agents.

## Request

#### Path parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `websiteId` | string | — | Website ObjectId. From [List websites](/docs/api/account/websites/list) (`_id` field). Example: `665f0b3c4d2e1a0012345678`. |

## Response

Returns a JSON object with `status: "success"` and endpoint-specific fields in `data`.

#### Response fields

| Field | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `error.message` | string | Human-readable confirmation or status message for the operation. Explains that website deletion is dashboard-only. |

### Authentication

Use a `dft_` account token with `websites:write`.

A `df_` website API key for the same website can also call this route when the path `websiteId` matches the key's website. Write access with a `df_` key is capped at **member** level — owner-only actions such as [team management](/docs/api/account/team) require a `dft_` token and owner role.

### Errors

See [API errors](/docs/api#errors) for the standard error envelope, auth failures, validation errors, permission errors, and rate limits.

## Code examples

### Example request

```bash
curl -X DELETE "https://datafa.st/api/v1/admin/websites/{websiteId}" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer dft_xxx"
```

### Success response

```json
{
  "status": "error",
  "error": {
    "code": 403,
    "message": "Website deletion cannot be done programmatically. Please delete this website from the DataFast dashboard: https://datafa.st/dashboard/WEBSITE_ID"
  }
}
```