Delete Pet

DELETE

https://api.petstoreapi.com/v1/pets/{id}

Remove a pet from the system permanently.

Authentication: Requires write:pets scope or Bearer token
Note: This operation is irreversible. Consider updating the pet status to NOT_AVAILABLE instead.

Request

Authorization

JWT Bearer

Add the parameter

Authorization

to Headers

Example:

Authorization: ********************

OAuth 2.0

Authorization Code

deviceCode

Add the parameter

Authorization

to Headers，whose value is to concatenate the Token after the Bearer.

Example:

Authorization: Bearer ********************

Authorize URL: https://auth.petstoreapi.com/authorize

Token URL: https://auth.petstoreapi.com/token

Refresh URL: https://auth.petstoreapi.com/refresh

Scopes:

write:pets-Create and update pets

Path Params

Header Params

Responses

🟢204No Content

Pet deleted successfully

This response does not have a body.

🟠400BadRequest

🟠401Unauthorized

🟠403Forbidden

🟠404NotFound

🟠429TooManyRequests

Request Example

Shell

JavaScript

Java

Swift

curl --location --request DELETE 'https://api.petstoreapi.com/v1/pets/01936c8f-1234-7000-8000-111111111111' \
--header 'X-Tenant-ID: 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000' \
--header 'X-Tenant-ID: 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'

Response Example

400 - invalid-parameter

Invalid query parameter

{"type":"https://petstoreapi.com/errors/bad-request","title":"Bad Request","status":400,"detail":"Invalid value for parameter 'status'. Must be one of: available, pending, sold.","instance":"/pets"}

Modified at 2026-10-28 12:13:51

Update Pet

Create Pet