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# Delete Leave

> Deletes a leave request from your COR instance using its external ID

Deletes a leave request from your COR instance using its external ID. This removes both the leave request and the integration mapping.

## Path Parameters

<ParamField path="id" type="string" required>
  External leave request ID that was used when creating the leave request
</ParamField>

## Request Body Requirements

<ParamField body="metadata" type="object" required>
  <Expandable title="properties">
    <ParamField body="source" type="string" required>
      Integration source identifier
    </ParamField>
  </Expandable>
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="userId" type="string" required>
  External user ID. The user must have been previously created through the integrations API.
</ParamField>

## Known Errors

* `LeaveNotFoundError` — No leave request found with the specified external ID for this source
* `ValidationError` — Missing required `metadata.source` or `userId` field
* `UserNotFoundError` — The specified user does not exist in the integration mappings

<RequestExample>
  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl --location --request DELETE 'https://integrations.projectcor.com/v2/integrations/leaves/external-id-3' \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
    "userId": "external-user-id-3",
    "metadata": {
      "source": "GLOBANT"
    }
  }'
  ```

  ```python Python theme={null}
  import requests

  url = "https://integrations.projectcor.com/v2/integrations/leaves/external-id-3"

  payload = {
      "userId": "external-user-id-3",
      "metadata": {
          "source": "GLOBANT"
      }
  }

  headers = {
      "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN",
      "Content-Type": "application/json"
  }

  response = requests.delete(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
  print(response.status_code)
  ```

  ```javascript JavaScript theme={null}
  const response = await fetch(
    'https://integrations.projectcor.com/v2/integrations/leaves/external-id-3',
    {
      method: 'DELETE',
      headers: {
        'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN',
        'Content-Type': 'application/json'
      },
      body: JSON.stringify({
        userId: 'external-user-id-3',
        metadata: {
          source: 'GLOBANT'
        }
      })
    }
  );

  console.log(response.status);
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json 200 theme={null}
  {
    "statusCode": 200,
    "status": "success",
    "data": {
      "message": "Leave request deleted successfully",
      "deletedId": "external-id-3"
    }
  }
  ```

  ```json 404 theme={null}
  {
    "error": "LeaveNotFoundError",
    "message": "Leave request with external ID 'external-id-3' not found",
    "code": "ZC004"
  }
  ```

  ```json 400 theme={null}
  {
    "status": 400,
    "name": "COR_CUSTOM_ERROR",
    "code": "ZC002",
    "message": "User ID is required"
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>