Delete a comment

Delete a comment from a post. Only the author of the comment can delete it.

DELETE/comments/{commentId}

Authorization

AuthorizationBearer token · headerrequired

API key authentication. Generate an API key from your workspace settings.

Path parameters

commentIdstring<uuid>required

Comment ID (UUID)

Responses

200

Comment deleted successfully

idstring<uuid>

Unique identifier for the comment

messagestring

The comment text. Mentions use the format @[Display Name](userId)

postIdstring<uuid>

The post this comment belongs to

createdAtstring<date-time>

When the comment was created

updatedAtstring<date-time>

When the comment was last updated

userCommentUser

User who created a comment

Show properties

idstring<uuid>

firstNamestring | null

lastNamestring | null

emailstring<email>

401

Unauthorized - Missing or invalid API key

codestring

messagestring

403

Forbidden - Insufficient permissions

codestring

messagestring

404

Not Found - Resource does not exist

codestring

messagestring

Try it

Server

Base URLCustom base URLOverrides the selected server when set.

Authorization

Bearer tokenRemember on this deviceInclude my values in samples

Parameters

commentIdpath*Comment ID (UUID)

Request

curl -X DELETE 'https://app.tryordinal.com/api/v1/comments/497f6eca-6276-4993-bfeb-53cbbbba6f08' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN'

const response = await fetch("https://app.tryordinal.com/api/v1/comments/497f6eca-6276-4993-bfeb-53cbbbba6f08", {
  method: "DELETE",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"
  }
});

import requests

response = requests.delete(
    "https://app.tryordinal.com/api/v1/comments/497f6eca-6276-4993-bfeb-53cbbbba6f08",
    headers={
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"
    },
)

Response

{
  "id": "a1b2c3d4-5e6f-7a8b-9c0d-1e2f3a4b5c6d",
  "message": "This comment has been deleted",
  "postId": "d4f8e2a1-3b7c-4e9d-8f2a-1c5b9e7d3a6f",
  "createdAt": "2026-02-04T10:30:00.000Z",
  "updatedAt": "2026-02-04T10:30:00.000Z",
  "user": {
    "id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440001",
    "firstName": "John",
    "lastName": "Doe",
    "email": "john@example.com"
  }
}

{
  "code": "UNAUTHORIZED",
  "message": "Invalid or unauthorized API key"
}

{
  "code": "FORBIDDEN",
  "message": "Engagement profiles cannot be used for analytics"
}

{
  "code": "NOT_FOUND",
  "message": "Post not found or does not belong to this workspace"
}