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# Delete channel

> Permanently delete a channel. Only the channel owner can perform this action.

Permanently deletes a channel and removes all member associations. Meetings that were in the channel are not deleted -- they remain accessible but are no longer associated with any channel. This action cannot be undone.

Only the channel owner can delete a channel. Admins and regular members receive a `403 Forbidden` error.

<ParamField path="id" type="string" required>
  The unique channel identifier (e.g., `chn_a1b2c3d4e5`).
</ParamField>

### Response

<ResponseField name="id" type="string">
  The ID of the deleted channel.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="deleted" type="boolean">
  Always `true` for a successful deletion.
</ResponseField>

<RequestExample>
  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl -X DELETE https://api.mavioapp.com/v1/channels/chn_a1b2c3d4e5 \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer mvo_live_abc123"
  ```

  ```python Python theme={null}
  result = client.channels.delete("chn_a1b2c3d4e5")
  assert result.deleted is True
  ```

  ```javascript Node.js theme={null}
  const result = await client.channels.delete('chn_a1b2c3d4e5');
  console.log(result.deleted); // true
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json 200 theme={null}
  {
    "id": "chn_a1b2c3d4e5",
    "deleted": true
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>