Delete Author

DELETE/api/v1/dashboard/content/authors/{author_id}

Overview

Soft-deletes an author by deactivating their profile. Deactivated authors are hidden from the public List Authors endpoint but their existing posts remain accessible. This operation can be reversed by updating the author via the Update Author endpoint.

Authentication

info

Bearer authentication required - Pass your credentials as Authorization: Bearer <client_id>:<api_key>:<api_secret>.

Headers

Header	Type	Required	Description
Authorization	string	Yes	Bearer <client_id>:<api_key>:<api_secret>

Path Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
author_id	string (UUID)	Yes	The unique identifier of the author to deactivate

Response

successboolean

Always true on successful deactivation

Example Request

cURL

curl -X DELETE "https://spideriq.ai/api/v1/dashboard/content/authors/b2c3d4e5-f6a7-8901-bcde-f12345678901" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CLIENT_TOKEN"

Python

import requests

author_id = "b2c3d4e5-f6a7-8901-bcde-f12345678901"

resp = requests.delete(
    f"https://spideriq.ai/api/v1/dashboard/content/authors/{author_id}",
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {CLIENT_TOKEN}"},
)
result = resp.json()

print(f"Deactivated: {result['success']}")

JavaScript

const authorId = "b2c3d4e5-f6a7-8901-bcde-f12345678901";

const resp = await fetch(
  `https://spideriq.ai/api/v1/dashboard/content/authors/${authorId}`,
  {
    method: "DELETE",
    headers: { "Authorization": `Bearer ${CLIENT_TOKEN}` },
  }
);
const result = await resp.json();

console.log(`Deactivated: ${result.success}`);

Example Response

{
  "success": true
}

Status Codes

Status Code	Meaning	Description
200	OK	Author deactivated successfully
401	Unauthorized	Invalid or missing Bearer token
404	Not Found	Author not found or belongs to another client

Related Endpoints

👥

Create Author

Create a new author

pen

Update Author

Update or reactivate an author

👥

List Authors

List active authors

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Get Author

Get author by slug