# Delete an item family

> For the complete machine-readable documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://apidocs.chargebee.com/llms.txt).


[Idempotency Supported](/docs/api/idempotency)

Deletes an item family, marking its `status` as `deleted` . This is not allowed if there are `active` items under the item family. Once deleted, the `id` and `name` of the item family can be reused to create a new item family.

## Sample Request

#### cURL

```bash
curl  https://{site}.chargebee.com/api/v2/item_families/acme-inc/delete \
     -X POST  \
     -u {site_api_key}:
```

#### .NET

```dotnet
using ChargeBee.Api;
using ChargeBee.Models;

ApiConfig.Configure("{site}","{site_api_key}");
EntityResult result = ItemFamily.Delete("acme-inc").Request();

ItemFamily itemFamily = result.ItemFamily;
```

#### Go

```go
package main
import (
    "fmt"
    "github.com/chargebee/chargebee-go/v3"
    itemfamilyAction "github.com/chargebee/chargebee-go/v3/actions/itemfamily"
)
func main() {
    chargebee.Configure("{site_api_key}","{site}");
    res,err := itemfamilyAction.Delete("acme-inc").Request()
    if err != nil {
        fmt.Println(err)
    } else {
        ItemFamily := res.ItemFamily
    }
}
```

#### Go

```go
package main

import (
  "fmt"
  "github.com/chargebee/chargebee-go/v4"
)

func main() {
  config := &chargebee.ClientConfig{
    SiteName: "{site}",
    ApiKey: "{site_api_key}",
  }    
  client := chargebee.NewClient(config)
  req := &chargebee.ItemFamilyDeleteRequest{
    Id : "acme-inc",
}
  res, err := client.ItemFamily.Delete(req)
      if err != nil {
        fmt.Println(err)
    } else {
        ItemFamily := res.ItemFamily
    }
}
```

#### Java

```java
import com.chargebee.*;
import com.chargebee.ListResult;
import com.chargebee.models.*;
import com.chargebee.models.enums.*;
import java.io.IOException;

public class Sample {

    public static void main(String args[]) throws IOException, Exception {
        Environment.configure("{site}", "{site_api_key}");
        Result result = ItemFamily.delete("acme-inc").request();

        ItemFamily itemFamily = result.itemFamily();
    }
}
```

#### Java

```java
import com.chargebee.v4.client.ChargebeeClient;
import com.chargebee.v4.models.itemFamily.ItemFamily;
import com.chargebee.v4.models.itemFamily.params.ItemFamilyDeleteParams;
import com.chargebee.v4.models.itemFamily.responses.ItemFamilyDeleteResponse;

public class ItemFamilyDelete {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        ChargebeeClient client = ChargebeeClient.builder()
            .apiKey("{site_api_key}")
            .siteName("{site}")
            .build();

        ItemFamilyDeleteResponse response = client.itemFamilies().delete("acme-inc");

        ItemFamily itemFamily = response.getItemFamily();
    }
}
```

#### Node.js

```node
import Chargebee from "chargebee";

const chargebee = new Chargebee({
    site: "{site}",
    apiKey: "{site_api_key}",
});

try {
    const result = await chargebee.itemFamily.delete("acme-inc");

    console.log(result);
    const itemFamily = result.item_family;
} catch (err) {
    console.log(err);
}
```

#### PHP

```php
<?php

require __DIR__ . '/vendor/autoload.php';

use Chargebee\ChargebeeClient;

$chargebee = new ChargebeeClient(options: [
    "site" => "{site}",
    "apiKey" => "{site_api_key}",
]);
$result = $chargebee->itemFamily()->delete("acme-inc");
$itemFamily = $result->item_family;
```

#### Python

```python
from chargebee import Chargebee

cb_client = Chargebee(api_key="{site_api_key}", site="{site}")
response = cb_client.ItemFamily.delete("acme-inc")
item_family = response.item_family
```

#### Ruby

```ruby
require 'chargebee'

ChargeBee.configure(:site => "{site}",
  :api_key => "{site_api_key}")

result = ChargeBee::ItemFamily.delete("acme-inc")

item_family = result.item_family
```

## Sample Response

```json
{
  "item_family": {
    "description": "Acme Inc Family",
    "id": "acme-inc",
    "name": "Acme Inc Family",
    "object": "item_family",
    "resource_version": 1591686231210,
    "status": "deleted",
    "updated_at": 1591686231
  }
}
```

## URL Format

**POST** https://[site].chargebee.com/api/v2/item_families/{item-family-id}/delete

## Returns

- `item_family` (Item family object)
  Resource object representing item\_family