---
title: DELETE /tasks/{task_id}/compose-contents/{content_id}
slug: content-marketing-platform/api/delete-taskstaskidcompose-contentscontentid
docTags:
createdAt: 2026-10-18T11:50:10.401Z
---
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"method": "DELETE",
"url": "https://api.cmp.optimizely.com/v3/tasks/{task_id}/compose-contents/{content_id}",
"servers": [
{
"url": "https://api.cmp.optimizely.com/v3/tasks/{task_id}/compose-contents/{content_id}",
"description": "v3 version of Optimizely CMP Open API"
}
],
"name": "DELETE /tasks/{task_id}/compose-contents/{content_id}",
"description": "Experimental Remove a compose content from a task. The content is not deleted from Compose, and references to it from other content are not checked. Returns 422 if the task is completed or archived.
",
"contentType": "application/json",
"request": {
"pathParameters": [
{
"kind": "required",
"name": "task_id",
"type": "string",
"example": "645cb61c966d0c591320f636",
"description": "Unique identifier of the task"
},
{
"kind": "required",
"name": "content_id",
"type": "string",
"example": "db5lh0dh7f0s1otndpp0",
"description": "Unique identifier of the compose content"
}
],
"headerParameters": [],
"queryParameters": [],
"bodyDataParameters": [],
"formDataParameters": [],
"oAuthParameters": [
{
"id": "OAuth2",
"name": "OAuth2",
"kind": "optional",
"type": "oauth2",
"oauth2Flows": {
"clientCredentials": {
"tokenUrl": "https://accounts.cmp.optimizely.com/o/oauth2/v1/token",
"scopes": {}
},
"authorizationCode": {
"authorizationUrl": "https://accounts.cmp.optimizely.com/o/oauth2/v1/auth",
"tokenUrl": "https://accounts.cmp.optimizely.com/o/oauth2/v1/token",
"scopes": {
"openid": "Grants the ability to receive a unique identifier for the user.",
"profile": "Grants access to user profile information.",
"offline_access": "Grants the ability to refresh access_token using the refresh token even when user is not present (not logged in)."
}
}
},
"requiredScopes": [
"openid",
"profile",
"offline_access"
]
}
],
"cookieParameters": []
},
"responses": [
{
"statusCode": "204",
"description": "Removed the compose content from the task",
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"isExpanded": true
},
{
"statusCode": "400",
"description": "Client error",
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"schema": [
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"example": "{\"message\":\"Unsupported arguments: a,b,c\"}",
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"schema": [
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"name": "message",
"kind": "required",
"type": "string",
"description": "Message describing the error",
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{
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"description": "Authorization error",
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{
"statusCode": "403",
"description": "Permission error",
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{
"statusCode": "404",
"description": "Not found error",
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"description": "Unprocessable entity error",
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"code": "curl --request DELETE \\\n --url https://api.cmp.optimizely.com/v3/tasks/{task_id}/compose-contents/{content_id} \\\n --header 'accept: application/json'"
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"code": "var myHeaders = new Headers();\nmyHeaders.append(\"accept\", \"application/json\");\nmyHeaders.append(\"content-type\", \"application/json\");\n\nvar requestOptions = {\n method: 'DELETE',\n headers: myHeaders,\n redirect: 'follow'\n};\n\nfetch(\"https://api.cmp.optimizely.com/v3/tasks/{task_id}/compose-contents/{content_id}\", requestOptions)\n .then(response => response.text())\n .then(result => console.log(result))\n .catch(error => console.log('error', error));"
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"code": "require \"uri\"\nrequire \"json\"\nrequire \"net/http\"\n\nurl = URI(\"https://api.cmp.optimizely.com/v3/tasks/{task_id}/compose-contents/{content_id}\")\n\nhttps = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)\nhttps.use_ssl = true\n\nrequest = Net::HTTP::Delete.new(url)\nrequest[\"accept\"] = \"application/json\"\nrequest[\"content-type\"] = \"application/json\"\n\nresponse = https.request(request)\nputs response.read_body\n"
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"code": "import requests\nimport json\n\nurl = \"https://api.cmp.optimizely.com/v3/tasks/{task_id}/compose-contents/{content_id}\"\n\npayload = {}\nheaders = {\n 'accept': 'application/json',\n 'content-type': 'application/json'\n}\n\nresponse = requests.request(\"DELETE\", url, headers=headers, data=payload)\n\nprint(response.text)\n"
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"code": "// Not found error\n{\n \"message\": \"Not found\",\n \"errors\": \"\"\n}"
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"language": "422",
"code": "// Unprocessable entity error\n{\n \"message\": \"Not found\",\n \"errors\": \"\"\n}"
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