# How to delete an API

If you decide that you no longer need a particular API, deleting it is very simple. Good to remember is that once an API is deleted, it is permanently deleted.

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**Important:** Once an API is deleted, it is permanently deleted.
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To delete an API follow these steps:

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### Open API settings

Go to the **Settings** step of the API you wish to delete, and click on the **gear symbol** on the top right side.

![Gear symbol](https://content.gitbook.com/content/F8GepmoSonQRG6RnHOxJ/blobs/GfYHC9xuUOSY5AjmOiKI/22708009811858)
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### Delete the API

Select **Delete API**, type *delete* and click once again on **Delete API** to remove the API entirely.

![Delete API confirmation](https://content.gitbook.com/content/F8GepmoSonQRG6RnHOxJ/blobs/wnV7xaezD9rlWcz2MWsN/22707978087826)
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If you only want to delete or unpublish items from a marketplace, you can also clear an API by following the steps explained in this article: [how-to-clear-products-from-an-api](https://helpcenter.channable.com/list-advertise/sell-on-marketplaces/how-to-clear-products-from-an-api "mention")