# Delete a Purchase Order

Deletes the purchase order, whatever its status. The items it was ordering are not touched and stock already received against it stays received. This cannot be undone.

Endpoint: DELETE /api/v1/purchase_orders/{purchase_order_id}
Security: BearerAuth

## Path parameters:

  - `purchase_order_id` (number, required)
    ID of the purchase order
    Example: "506"

## Response 400 fields (application/json):

  - `message` (string)

  - `errors` (object,null)
    Field-level messages, present only on some validation failures

## Response 401 fields (application/json):

  - `message` (string)

  - `errors` (object,null)
    Field-level messages, present only on some validation failures

## Response 402 fields (application/json):

  - `message` (string)

  - `errors` (object,null)
    Field-level messages, present only on some validation failures

## Response 404 fields (application/json):

  - `message` (string)

  - `errors` (object,null)
    Field-level messages, present only on some validation failures


## Response 204 fields