# DELETE: Delete a Channel
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Delete the channel that has the specified ID. To get the ID of a specific channel, see [GET List: Get List of Channels](get-list-of-channels.md).

The channel must be in a state that allows it to be deleted. To check the status, use GET Channel. For information on the status, see [Channel Status Elements](monitoring-manage-channels.md#monitoring-manage-channels-status). 

## HTTP Request and Response
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### Request URL
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```
DELETE http://<Conductor IP address>/channels/<ID of channel>
```

### Call Header
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+ Accept: Set to application/xml

If you are implementing user authentication, you must also include three authorization headers; see [Header Content for User Authentication](header-content-user.md).

## Example
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This request deletes the channel with the ID 2. 

```
DELETE http://198.51.100.0/channels/2
```