> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.guidinghand.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Delete an agent

> Sessions made with it switch to the default agent. Deleting `default` resets it to GuidingHand’s own instructions.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/openapi.json delete /v1/agents/{agent_id}
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: GuidingHand API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >-
    Create sessions (an invite link with a code for the person at the computer),
    run tasks on their computer with one of your agents, follow them, answer
    their questions and approvals, and fetch history and recordings.
servers:
  - url: https://guidinghand.ai
    description: Production
  - url: https://dev.guidinghand.ai
    description: Development (Stripe test mode)
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Agents
  - name: Sessions
  - name: Tasks
  - name: Webhooks
paths:
  /v1/agents/{agent_id}:
    parameters:
      - name: agent_id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The agent’s id, e.g. `billing` or `default`.
        schema:
          type: string
    delete:
      tags:
        - Agents
      summary: Delete an agent
      description: >-
        Sessions made with it switch to the default agent. Deleting `default`
        resets it to GuidingHand’s own instructions.
      operationId: deleteAgent
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Deleted'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/E401'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/E403'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/E404'
components:
  schemas:
    Deleted:
      type: object
      properties:
        object:
          type: string
        deleted:
          type: boolean
          const: true
    Error:
      type: object
      required:
        - error
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          required:
            - type
            - message
          properties:
            type:
              type: string
              enum:
                - invalid_request
                - authentication
                - payment_required
                - permission
                - not_found
                - conflict
                - rate_limit
                - server_error
            message:
              type: string
            code:
              type: string
              description: >-
                Why an answer or decision was refused (on `/respond`):
                `already_answered` (someone answered or decided first: see
                `answered_by`) or `not_pending` (that question or approval isn’t
                open any more). The GuidingHand app hears two more, which the
                API never returns: `customer_answers_off` and
                `customer_approvals_off` (the agent keeps its questions or
                approvals for your team).
            answered_by:
              type: string
              enum:
                - customer
                - operator
              description: >-
                With `already_answered`: who answered or decided first
                (`customer`: the person at the computer).
  responses:
    E401:
      description: Missing or invalid API key.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    E403:
      description: Your role can’t do this.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    E404:
      description: Not found in this org.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: An org API key (`gh_live_…`) from Settings → API keys in the console.

````