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# Delete a sales return by return number

> Looks up a sales return by return number and soft-deletes it.

Linked stock transactions are NOT auto-reversed — delete them separately via `/v1/transactions/{tx_id}` if you need to restore inventory. Whitespace is ignored and letters are uppercased.

`DELETE https://rest.boxhero-app.com/v1/returns/by-number/{return_number}`

## Otorisasi

- `Authorization` (string, wajib): Header autentikasi Bearer dengan format `Bearer <token>`, dengan `<token>` berupa [token API](https://www.boxhero.io/docs/id/developers/api/authentication) Anda.

## Parameter path

- `return_number` (string, wajib): Return number. Whitespace is ignored and letters are uppercased. Use only letters, numbers, hyphens, and underscores.

## Body permintaan

- `revision` (integer, minimum 0, maximum 9007199254740991): Latest observed return revision. Omit to use the current revision.

## Respons

**200** The return has been deleted.

**401** Missing or invalid API token.

- `id` (string, wajib): Unique exception id (`ex_` followed by 32 lowercase hex chars, no dashes — e.g. `ex_8f5c0c8e0e0a4a3c9b3f4f2c4f6c8d2a`). Quote this in support tickets so we can find the request in our logs.
- `type` (string, wajib): Stable, machine-readable error code (RFC 7807-style URI fragment). Branch your error handling on this, not on `title`.

  Nilai yang mungkin: `/errors/not-found`, `/errors/invalid-request`, `/errors/invalid-team-mode`, `/errors/tokens/invalid`, `/errors/tokens/required`, `/errors/too-many-requests`, `/errors/core/usage-limit-exceeded`, `/errors/core/forbidden`, `/errors/core/unhandled`, `/errors/unhandled`
- `title` (string, wajib): Human-readable summary of the error, in English.
- `correlationID` (string, wajib): Request correlation id (`rq_` followed by 32 lowercase hex chars, no dashes — e.g. `rq_01abf3...`). Identical to the `X-Correlation-Id` response header. Pass an `X-Correlation-Id` request header to thread your trace through to ours.
- `instance` (string, wajib): Pointer to the specific failing resource (e.g. `/items/12345`). Path-only, no `/v1` version prefix.
- `code` (string): Sub-reason code surfaced from upstream BoxHero core (on core-mapped 4xx) or from the gateway itself (e.g. `not-available-for-api-token` on 403). Use this for fine-grained branching after dispatching on `type`.
- `errors` (array of object): Field-level error details. Present on `/errors/invalid-request` (400) responses. Each entry locates a single failure via JSONPath-like `path` segments and a human-readable `message`.

  - `path` (array of string | number, wajib)
  - `message` (string, wajib)

**404** No return with the given number was found in this team.

- `id` (string, wajib): Unique exception id (`ex_` followed by 32 lowercase hex chars, no dashes — e.g. `ex_8f5c0c8e0e0a4a3c9b3f4f2c4f6c8d2a`). Quote this in support tickets so we can find the request in our logs.
- `type` (string, wajib): Stable, machine-readable error code (RFC 7807-style URI fragment). Branch your error handling on this, not on `title`.

  Nilai yang mungkin: `/errors/not-found`, `/errors/invalid-request`, `/errors/invalid-team-mode`, `/errors/tokens/invalid`, `/errors/tokens/required`, `/errors/too-many-requests`, `/errors/core/usage-limit-exceeded`, `/errors/core/forbidden`, `/errors/core/unhandled`, `/errors/unhandled`
- `title` (string, wajib): Human-readable summary of the error, in English.
- `correlationID` (string, wajib): Request correlation id (`rq_` followed by 32 lowercase hex chars, no dashes — e.g. `rq_01abf3...`). Identical to the `X-Correlation-Id` response header. Pass an `X-Correlation-Id` request header to thread your trace through to ours.
- `instance` (string, wajib): Pointer to the specific failing resource (e.g. `/items/12345`). Path-only, no `/v1` version prefix.
- `code` (string): Sub-reason code surfaced from upstream BoxHero core (on core-mapped 4xx) or from the gateway itself (e.g. `not-available-for-api-token` on 403). Use this for fine-grained branching after dispatching on `type`.
- `errors` (array of object): Field-level error details. Present on `/errors/invalid-request` (400) responses. Each entry locates a single failure via JSONPath-like `path` segments and a human-readable `message`.

  - `path` (array of string | number, wajib)
  - `message` (string, wajib)

**409** The supplied revision is stale.

- `id` (string, wajib): Unique exception id (`ex_` followed by 32 lowercase hex chars, no dashes — e.g. `ex_8f5c0c8e0e0a4a3c9b3f4f2c4f6c8d2a`). Quote this in support tickets so we can find the request in our logs.
- `type` (string, wajib): Stable, machine-readable error code (RFC 7807-style URI fragment). Branch your error handling on this, not on `title`.

  Nilai yang mungkin: `/errors/not-found`, `/errors/invalid-request`, `/errors/invalid-team-mode`, `/errors/tokens/invalid`, `/errors/tokens/required`, `/errors/too-many-requests`, `/errors/core/usage-limit-exceeded`, `/errors/core/forbidden`, `/errors/core/unhandled`, `/errors/unhandled`
- `title` (string, wajib): Human-readable summary of the error, in English.
- `correlationID` (string, wajib): Request correlation id (`rq_` followed by 32 lowercase hex chars, no dashes — e.g. `rq_01abf3...`). Identical to the `X-Correlation-Id` response header. Pass an `X-Correlation-Id` request header to thread your trace through to ours.
- `instance` (string, wajib): Pointer to the specific failing resource (e.g. `/items/12345`). Path-only, no `/v1` version prefix.
- `code` (string): Sub-reason code surfaced from upstream BoxHero core (on core-mapped 4xx) or from the gateway itself (e.g. `not-available-for-api-token` on 403). Use this for fine-grained branching after dispatching on `type`.
- `errors` (array of object): Field-level error details. Present on `/errors/invalid-request` (400) responses. Each entry locates a single failure via JSONPath-like `path` segments and a human-readable `message`.

  - `path` (array of string | number, wajib)
  - `message` (string, wajib)

**429** Rate limit exceeded. Check `RateLimit`, `Retry-After`, and `X-RateLimit-*` response headers before retrying.

- `id` (string, wajib): Unique exception id (`ex_` followed by 32 lowercase hex chars, no dashes — e.g. `ex_8f5c0c8e0e0a4a3c9b3f4f2c4f6c8d2a`). Quote this in support tickets so we can find the request in our logs.
- `type` (string, wajib): Stable, machine-readable error code (RFC 7807-style URI fragment). Branch your error handling on this, not on `title`.

  Nilai yang mungkin: `/errors/not-found`, `/errors/invalid-request`, `/errors/invalid-team-mode`, `/errors/tokens/invalid`, `/errors/tokens/required`, `/errors/too-many-requests`, `/errors/core/usage-limit-exceeded`, `/errors/core/forbidden`, `/errors/core/unhandled`, `/errors/unhandled`
- `title` (string, wajib): Human-readable summary of the error, in English.
- `correlationID` (string, wajib): Request correlation id (`rq_` followed by 32 lowercase hex chars, no dashes — e.g. `rq_01abf3...`). Identical to the `X-Correlation-Id` response header. Pass an `X-Correlation-Id` request header to thread your trace through to ours.
- `instance` (string, wajib): Pointer to the specific failing resource (e.g. `/items/12345`). Path-only, no `/v1` version prefix.
- `code` (string): Sub-reason code surfaced from upstream BoxHero core (on core-mapped 4xx) or from the gateway itself (e.g. `not-available-for-api-token` on 403). Use this for fine-grained branching after dispatching on `type`.
- `errors` (array of object): Field-level error details. Present on `/errors/invalid-request` (400) responses. Each entry locates a single failure via JSONPath-like `path` segments and a human-readable `message`.

  - `path` (array of string | number, wajib)
  - `message` (string, wajib)

Permintaan

**cURL**

```bash
curl --request DELETE \
  --url 'https://rest.boxhero-app.com/v1/returns/by-number/{return_number}' \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $BOXHERO_API_TOKEN" \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
    "revision": 3
  }'
```

**JavaScript**

```javascript
const response = await fetch("https://rest.boxhero-app.com/v1/returns/by-number/{return_number}", {
  method: "DELETE",
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.BOXHERO_API_TOKEN}`,
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "revision": 3
  }),
});
const data = await response.json();
```

**Python**

```python
import os
import requests

response = requests.delete(
    "https://rest.boxhero-app.com/v1/returns/by-number/{return_number}",
    headers={
        "Authorization": "Bearer " + os.environ["BOXHERO_API_TOKEN"],
    },
    json={
        "revision": 3,
    },
)
data = response.json()
```

**HTTP**

```http
DELETE /v1/returns/by-number/{return_number} HTTP/1.1
Host: rest.boxhero-app.com
Authorization: Bearer <token>
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "revision": 3
}
```

Respons

**200**

```json
{}
```

**401**

```json
{
  "id": "ex_8f5c0c8e-0e0a-4a3c-9b3f-4f2c4f6c8d2a",
  "correlationID": "01J9X8K9XZ4ZWV9T8MQ8B7H7C2",
  "type": "/errors/tokens/required",
  "title": "Missing API token. Provide a Bearer token in the Authorization header.",
  "example": "Bearer wqnot0dlysdg5vymubzi4kiv"
}
```

**404**

```json
{
  "id": "ex_8f5c0c8e-0e0a-4a3c-9b3f-4f2c4f6c8d2a",
  "correlationID": "01J9X8K9XZ4ZWV9T8MQ8B7H7C2",
  "type": "/errors/not-found",
  "title": "No return with the given number was found in this team.",
  "instance": "/returns/by-number/R-1001"
}
```

**409**

```json
{
  "id": "ex_8f5c0c8e-0e0a-4a3c-9b3f-4f2c4f6c8d2a",
  "correlationID": "01J9X8K9XZ4ZWV9T8MQ8B7H7C2",
  "type": "/errors/invalid-request",
  "title": "The supplied revision is stale.",
  "instance": "/returns/by-number/R-1001"
}
```

**429**

```json
{
  "id": "ex_8f5c0c8e-0e0a-4a3c-9b3f-4f2c4f6c8d2a",
  "correlationID": "01J9X8K9XZ4ZWV9T8MQ8B7H7C2",
  "type": "/errors/too-many-requests",
  "title": "Too many requests.",
  "instance": "/returns/by-number/R-1001",
  "retryAfter": 60
}
```