# Delete

To delete an existing poll -> execute a **DELETE** request against the **/rooms/:roomId/polls/:id** endpoint.

The **id** uniquely identifies the polls.

{% hint style="danger" %}
Deletion of a poll is a destructive operation which cannot be undone.
{% endhint %}

#### Request

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{% tab title="cURL" %}
{% code overflow="wrap" %}

```bash
curl --request DELETE \
  --url https://api.digitalsamba.com/api/v1/rooms/c39d7c40-7ff7-4faa-b06f-698a639a9523/polls/c15102d9-ed47-468c-8e5a-86be0c97c296 \
  --user YOUR_TEAM_ID:YOUR_DEVELOPER_KEY
```

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{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Java" %}

```java
import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;

import java.net.URI;
import java.net.http.HttpClient;
import java.net.http.HttpRequest;
import java.net.http.HttpResponse;
import java.net.http.HttpResponse.BodyHandlers;
import java.util.Base64;
import java.util.Map;

String TEAM_ID = "YOUR_TEAM_ID";
String DEVELOPER_KEY = "YOUR_DEVELOPER_KEY";
String authorizationHeader = "Bearer " + Base64.getEncoder().encodeToString((TEAM_ID + ":" + DEVELOPER_KEY).getBytes());

//Put your room id or friendly_url (name) here - this value is just an example
String roomId = "c39d7c40-7ff7-4faa-b06f-698a639a9523";

//Put your poll id here - this value is just an example
String pollId = "c15102d9-ed47-468c-8e5a-86be0c97c296";

HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
  .DELETE()
  .uri(new URI("https://api.digitalsamba.com/api/v1/rooms/" + roomId + "/polls/" + pollId))
  .header("Authorization", authorizationHeader)
  .build();

HttpClient client = HttpClient.newHttpClient();
HttpResponse<String> response = client.send(request, BodyHandlers.ofString());

System.out.println("Status code: " + response.statusCode());
System.out.println("Body: " + response.body());
```

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{% endtabs %}

**Response (204 -> No Content)**&#x20;

Response is empty because the poll was deleted and there is no content to return.