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# Delete Backup

> Permanently deletes a backup. Only allowed after the backup is at least 1 hour old.

## Path Parameters

<ParamField path="id" type="string" required>
  UUID of the bot.
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="backupId" type="string" required>
  UUID of the backup to delete.
</ParamField>

<Note>
  Check `can_delete: true` in the list response before attempting to delete.
</Note>

<RequestExample>
  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl -X DELETE "https://api.phanomcloud.online/bots/3fa85f64-5717-4562-b3fc-2c963f66afa6/backups/c1a2b3d4-0000-0000-0000-000000000001" \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer sess_..."
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json 200 theme={null}
  {
    "success": true,
    "message": "Backup deleted."
  }
  ```

  ```json 403 theme={null}
  {
    "success": false,
    "error": "Cannot delete a backup created less than 1 hour ago."
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>