# Delete a category

Soft-deletes a custom category. Returns `400` if the category is system-defined (`custom: false`).

Endpoint: DELETE /v1/businesses/{client_id}/categories/{category_id}
Version: v1
Security: BearerAuth

## Security:

  - `BearerAuth` (unknown)
    http bearer

## Path parameters:

  - `client_id` (integer, required)
    The ID of the business.

  - `category_id` (string, required)
    The ID of the category.

## Response 204:

  - `204` (unknown)
    No Content

## Response 400:

  - `400` (unknown)
    Bad Request (system categories cannot be deleted)

## Response 401:

  - `401` (unknown)
    Unauthorized

## Response 403:

  - `403` (unknown)
    Forbidden

## Response 404:

  - `404` (unknown)
    Not Found