Delete Horse

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Authentication

Authorization: Bearer YOUR_JWT_TOKEN

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Authorization

• Sellers can only delete their own listings
• Admins can delete any listing

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Path Parameters

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Behavior

• Permanently deletes the horse listing
• Automatically deletes all associated vet records
• Cannot be undone

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Response

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Examples

curl -X DELETE "https://api.horsetrust.com/api/horses/507f1f77bcf86cd799439011" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_JWT_TOKEN"

{
  "success": true,
  "message": "Horse listing deleted"
}

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Error Responses

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400 - Invalid Horse ID

{
  "success": false,
  "message": "Invalid horse ID"
}

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401 - Unauthorized

{
  "success": false,
  "message": "Authentication required"
}

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404 - Not Found or Unauthorized

• Horse ID doesn’t exist
• User is not the owner and not an admin

{
  "success": false,
  "message": "Horse not found or unauthorized"
}

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500 - Server Error

{
  "success": false,
  "message": "Server error"
}

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Notes

• Sellers can only delete horses they own
• Admins can delete any horse listing
• Associated vet records are automatically removed
• Consider setting status: "paused" instead of deleting if you want to temporarily hide a listing