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Delete Staff Member

Delete a staff member record.

Endpointโ€‹

DELETE /v1/staff/{id}

Authenticationโ€‹

Requires an API key with the staff:write scope.

Parametersโ€‹

ParameterTypeLocationDescription
idintegerpathThe staff member ID

Example Requestโ€‹

curl -X DELETE "https://app.equipdash.com/api/v1/staff/5" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer eqd_live_abc123xyz789..."

Responseโ€‹

Success (200 OK)โ€‹

{
"data": {
"deleted": true
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "req_abc123",
"timestamp": "2026-01-15T12:00:00+00:00"
}
}

Errorsโ€‹

StatusCodeDescription
401authentication_requiredNo API key provided
401invalid_api_keyInvalid API key
403insufficient_scopeAPI key lacks staff:write scope
403forbiddenStaff member belongs to different supplier
404resource_not_foundStaff member does not exist

Notesโ€‹

  • Deleting a staff member does not delete their historical shift records
  • Consider setting the staff member to inactive status instead of deleting