## Delete a category

`DELETE https://getkollek.com/api/collections/{collection}/categories/{category}`

Delete a category. Its nested child categories are deleted as well.

**Permissions:** Owners and editors. Viewers get a 404 response.

### Path parameters

- `collection` (integer, required): The ID of the collection the category belongs to.
- `category` (integer, required): The ID of the category.

**Returns:** An empty response.

### Example request

```bash
curl https://getkollek.com/api/collections/1/categories/2 \
  -X DELETE \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY" \
  -H "Accept: application/json"
```

### Example response

`Status: 204`

The response has no body.