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DELETE
/
api
/
management
/
authors
/
{id}
Delete Author
curl --request DELETE \
  --url https://api.example.com/api/management/authors/{id}
{
  "success": true,
  "timestamp": "<string>",
  "message": "<string>",
  "data": null
}

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Endpoint

DELETE /api/management/authors/{id}

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Authentication

Requires authentication with a valid Bearer token and ADMIN role.

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Path Parameters

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id
long
required
Unique identifier of the author to delete

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Response

​
success
boolean
required
Indicates if the request was successful
​
timestamp
string
required
ISO 8601 timestamp of the response
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message
string
required
Success message confirming deletion
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data
null
No data returned for delete operations

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Example Request

curl -X DELETE "http://localhost:8080/api/management/authors/1" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json"

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Example Response

{
  "success": true,
  "timestamp": "2026-03-03T10:00:00Z",
  "message": "Author deleted successfully",
  "data": null
}

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Error Responses

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401 Unauthorized

{
  "success": false,
  "timestamp": "2026-03-03T10:00:00Z",
  "error": {
    "code": "UNAUTHORIZED",
    "message": "Authentication required"
  }
}

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403 Forbidden

{
  "success": false,
  "timestamp": "2026-03-03T10:00:00Z",
  "error": {
    "code": "FORBIDDEN",
    "message": "Access denied. ADMIN role required"
  }
}

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404 Not Found

{
  "success": false,
  "timestamp": "2026-03-03T10:00:00Z",
  "error": {
    "code": "NOT_FOUND",
    "message": "Author not found with id: 999"
  }
}

​
409 Conflict - Author Has Books

{
  "success": false,
  "timestamp": "2026-03-03T10:00:00Z",
  "error": {
    "code": "CONFLICT",
    "message": "Cannot delete author with associated books"
  }
}
Deleting an author may fail if the author has associated books in the system. Remove or reassign all books before attempting to delete the author.

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