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ChannelSections: delete
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Deletes a channel section.
Quota impact: A call to this method has a quota cost of 50 units.
Common use cases
Request
HTTP request
DELETE https://www.googleapis.com/youtube/v3/channelSections
Authorization
This request requires authorization with at least one of the following scopes (read more about authentication and authorization).
| Scope |
|---|
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtubepartner |
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtube |
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtube.force-ssl |
Parameters
The following table lists the parameters that this query supports. All of the parameters listed are query parameters.
| Parameters |
| Required parameters |
id |
string
The id parameter specifies the ID that uniquely identifies the channel section that is being deleted. In a channelSection resource, the id property specifies the section's ID. |
| Optional parameters |
onBehalfOfContentOwner |
string
This parameter can only be used in a properly authorized request. Note: This parameter is intended exclusively for YouTube content partners.
The onBehalfOfContentOwner parameter indicates that the request's authorization credentials identify a YouTube CMS user who is acting on behalf of the content owner specified in the parameter value. This parameter is intended for YouTube content partners that own and manage many different YouTube channels. It allows content owners to authenticate once and get access to all their video and channel data, without having to provide authentication credentials for each individual channel. The CMS account that the user authenticates with must be linked to the specified YouTube content owner. |
Request body
Do not provide a request body when calling this method.
Errors
The following table identifies error messages that the API could return in response to a call to this method. Please see the error message documentation for more detail.
| Error type |
Error detail |
Description |
badRequest (400) |
notEditable |
This channel section cannot be deleted. |
forbidden (403) |
channelSectionForbidden |
The request is not properly authenticated or not supported for this channel. |
invalidValue (400) |
idInvalid |
The id property specifies an invalid channel section ID. |
invalidValue (400) |
idRequired |
The id property must specify a value that identifies the channel section being deleted. |
notFound (404) |
channelNotFound |
The channel is not found. |
notFound (404) |
channelSectionNotFound |
The channel section you are trying to update cannot be found. |
Try it!
Use the APIs Explorer to call this API and see the API request and response.
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Last updated 2025-08-20 UTC.
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You can open the [fullscreen APIs Explorer](#) to see code samples that dynamically update to reflect the parameter values entered in the Explorer.\n\nThe table below shows common use cases for this method. You can click on a use case name to load sample parameter values in the APIs Explorer. Or you can see code samples for a use case in the fullscreen APIs Explorer by clicking on the code icon below a use case name. In the fullscreen UI, you can update parameter and property values and the code samples will dynamically update to reflect the values you enter. \nThis method has one common use case, which is described below. The buttons below the description populate the APIs Explorer with sample values or open the fullscreen APIs Explorer to show code samples that use those values. The code samples also dynamically update if you change the values.\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\nRequest\n-------\n\n### HTTP request\n\n```\nDELETE https://www.googleapis.com/youtube/v3/channelSections\n```\n\n### Authorization\n\nThis request requires authorization with at least one of the following scopes ([read more about authentication and authorization](/youtube/v3/guides/authentication)).\n\n| Scope |\n|-----------------------------------------------------|\n| `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtubepartner` |\n| `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtube` |\n| `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtube.force-ssl` |\n\n### Parameters\n\nThe following table lists the parameters that this query supports. All of the parameters listed are query parameters.\n\n| Parameters ||\n|--------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---|\n| **Required parameters** |||\n| `id` | `string` The **id** parameter specifies the ID that uniquely identifies the channel section that is being deleted. In a `channelSection` resource, the `id` property specifies the section's ID. |\n| **Optional parameters** |||\n| `onBehalfOfContentOwner` | `string` This parameter can only be used in a properly [authorized request](/youtube/v3/guides/authentication). **Note:** This parameter is intended exclusively for YouTube content partners. The **onBehalfOfContentOwner** parameter indicates that the request's authorization credentials identify a YouTube CMS user who is acting on behalf of the content owner specified in the parameter value. This parameter is intended for YouTube content partners that own and manage many different YouTube channels. It allows content owners to authenticate once and get access to all their video and channel data, without having to provide authentication credentials for each individual channel. The CMS account that the user authenticates with must be linked to the specified YouTube content owner. |\n\n### Request body\n\nDo not provide a request body when calling this method.\n\nResponse\n--------\n\nIf successful, this method returns a [channelSection resource](/youtube/v3/docs/channelSections#resource) in the response body.\n\nErrors\n------\n\nThe following table identifies error messages that the API could return in response to a call to this method. Please see the [error message](/youtube/v3/docs/errors) documentation for more detail.\n\n| Error type | Error detail | Description |\n|----------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| `badRequest (400)` | `notEditable` | This channel section cannot be deleted. |\n| `forbidden (403)` | `channelSectionForbidden` | The request is not properly authenticated or not supported for this channel. |\n| `invalidValue (400)` | `idInvalid` | The `id` property specifies an invalid channel section ID. |\n| `invalidValue (400)` | `idRequired` | The `id` property must specify a value that identifies the channel section being deleted. |\n| `notFound (404)` | `channelNotFound` | The channel is not found. |\n| `notFound (404)` | `channelSectionNotFound` | The channel section you are trying to update cannot be found. |\n\nTry it!\n-------\n\nUse the APIs Explorer to call this API and see the API request and response."]]
