# social.colibri.beta.community.delete

> Published by [colibri.social](https://lexicon.garden/identity/did:plc:mprdjqjluoswa7awzggaggj3)

✓ This is the authoritative definition for this NSID.

## Links

- [View on Lexicon Garden](https://lexicon.garden/lexicon/did:plc:mprdjqjluoswa7awzggaggj3/social.colibri.beta.community.delete)
- [Documentation](https://lexicon.garden/lexicon/did:plc:mprdjqjluoswa7awzggaggj3/social.colibri.beta.community.delete/docs)
- [Examples](https://lexicon.garden/lexicon/did:plc:mprdjqjluoswa7awzggaggj3/social.colibri.beta.community.delete/examples)

## Definitions

### `social.colibri.beta.community.delete`

**Type**: `procedure`

Deletes the community's spaces and its account. Members' own records stay in their own repos and simply become unreadable.

#### Input

**Encoding**: `application/json`

| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|----------|------|----------|-------------|
| `community` | `string` (did) | Yes | The community to delete. |

#### Output

**Encoding**: `application/json`

| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|----------|------|----------|-------------|

#### Errors

- **AuthRequired**: The request is missing, malformed, or unverifiable service auth.
- **Forbidden**: The requesting user lacks the community.delete permission.
- **CommunityNotFound**: No community exists with that DID.
- **CredentialsUnavailable**: The AppView's stored credentials for this community are missing or unusable.
- **UpstreamFailure**: A PDS or third-party call the AppView depends on failed.

## Raw Schema

```json
{
  "id": "social.colibri.beta.community.delete",
  "defs": {
    "main": {
      "type": "procedure",
      "input": {
        "schema": {
          "type": "object",
          "required": [
            "community"
          ],
          "properties": {
            "community": {
              "type": "string",
              "format": "did",
              "description": "The community to delete."
            }
          }
        },
        "encoding": "application/json"
      },
      "errors": [
        {
          "name": "AuthRequired",
          "description": "The request is missing, malformed, or unverifiable service auth."
        },
        {
          "name": "Forbidden",
          "description": "The requesting user lacks the community.delete permission."
        },
        {
          "name": "CommunityNotFound",
          "description": "No community exists with that DID."
        },
        {
          "name": "CredentialsUnavailable",
          "description": "The AppView's stored credentials for this community are missing or unusable."
        },
        {
          "name": "UpstreamFailure",
          "description": "A PDS or third-party call the AppView depends on failed."
        }
      ],
      "output": {
        "schema": {
          "type": "object",
          "required": [],
          "properties": {}
        },
        "encoding": "application/json"
      },
      "description": "Deletes the community's spaces and its account. Members' own records stay in their own repos and simply become unreadable."
    }
  },
  "$type": "com.atproto.lexicon.schema",
  "lexicon": 1
}
```