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

# Delete Tool

> Soft-deletes a tool and detaches it from every PAL it was attached to. The tool name is freed for reuse on a new tool. System tools cannot be deleted.



## OpenAPI

````yaml delete /v2/tools/{tool_id}
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Tavus Developer API Collection
  version: 1.0.0
  contact: {}
servers:
  - url: https://tavusapi.com
security:
  - apiKey: []
tags:
  - name: Videos
  - name: Faces
  - name: Voices
  - name: Conversations
  - name: Deployments
  - name: PALs
  - name: Tools
  - name: PAL Tools
  - name: Pronunciation Dictionaries
  - name: Replacements
  - name: Transcriptions
  - name: Documents
paths:
  /v2/tools/{tool_id}:
    parameters:
      - name: tool_id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: >-
          The unique identifier of the tool. For system tools this is the tool's
          `name` (e.g. `end_call`).
        schema:
          type: string
          example: tabc123def456
    delete:
      tags:
        - Tools
      summary: Delete Tool
      description: >-
        Soft-deletes a tool and detaches it from every PAL it was attached to.
        The tool name is freed for reuse on a new tool. System tools cannot be
        deleted.
      operationId: deleteTool
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Tool deleted
        '400':
          description: Tool not found or attempt to delete a system tool
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  error:
                    type: string
                    example: Bad Request. Cannot delete system tools
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  message:
                    type: string
                    example: Invalid access token
      security:
        - apiKey: []
components:
  securitySchemes:
    apiKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: x-api-key

````