> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.hq.zone/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Delete a help article (operator)

> `DELETE /v1/help/articles/{slug}` - remove an article. Operator-only. Its
chunks cascade-delete and the Torque index is reconciled before returning.



## OpenAPI

````yaml DELETE /v1/help/articles/{slug}
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: HQ API
  description: >-
    Public HTTP API for HQ. Authenticate with a Personal Access Token
    (`Authorization: Bearer hq_pat_...`) for server-side integrations, or an
    OAuth 2.1 authorization-code + PKCE flow for browser apps acting on a user's
    behalf. Both grant from the same resource:action scope vocabulary; an
    endpoint's required scope is listed under its `security`.
  license:
    name: Apache-2.0
    identifier: Apache-2.0
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
  - url: https://api.hq.zone
    description: HQ API (production)
security: []
tags:
  - name: me
    description: The signed-in user's own account
  - name: conversations
    description: Conversations and their messages
  - name: documents
    description: The content-addressed documents library
  - name: schedules
    description: Scheduled prompts and recurring tasks
  - name: agents
    description: Agents, their skills and integrations
  - name: memory
    description: What the assistant remembers (L5 governance)
  - name: tokens
    description: Personal Access Token management
  - name: billing
    description: Usage and billing
  - name: notifications
    description: In-app notification center
  - name: admin
    description: Workspace administration
  - name: integrations
    description: Workspace integrations (Slack, MCP, skills)
  - name: onboarding
    description: New-workspace onboarding wizard
  - name: auth
    description: Sign-in, sessions, and OAuth
paths:
  /v1/help/articles/{slug}:
    delete:
      tags:
        - help
      summary: Delete a help article (operator)
      description: >-
        `DELETE /v1/help/articles/{slug}` - remove an article. Operator-only.
        Its

        chunks cascade-delete and the Torque index is reconciled before
        returning.
      operationId: help_delete_article
      parameters:
        - name: slug
          in: path
          description: Article slug
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Deleted
          content:
            application/json:
              schema: {}
        '403':
          description: Operator access required
      security:
        - cookie_session: []
components:
  securitySchemes:
    cookie_session:
      type: apiKey
      in: cookie
      name: hq-session
      description: >-
        Browser session cookie set by sign-in. Web SPA only; not for PAT/OAuth
        integrators.

````