Delete Clerk machine

Permanently delete a machine from a connected Clerk instance.

← All Clerk endpoints · Capability overview

DELETE/v1/clerk/machines/{machine_id}

https://api.vee3.io/v1/clerk/machines/{machine_id}

10 tokens

Permanently delete a machine from a connected Clerk instance.

Authorization

Send your API key in the Authorization header:

Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY

MCP

The same capability is available as an MCP tool on Vee3 hosted MCP.

Tool name

clerk.delete_machine

Parameters2 fields

clerk_instance_idstringOptional

Clerk instance id (ins_...) from clerk.get_connected_accounts. Omit to use the default connected account.

machine_idstringRequired

Clerk machine id (mch_...) to retrieve or modify.

Response4 fields

deleted_machineobject

3 fields

Deleted machine confirmation from the Backend API.

objectstring

Object type.

idstring

Deleted machine id.

deletedboolean

Whether the machine was deleted.

HTTP errors: clerk_connection_required, clerk_connection_not_found, clerk_connection_invalid, validation_error, unauthorized, payment_required

Example request

Python

import requests

url = "https://api.vee3.io/v1/clerk/machines/{machine_id}"
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY",
}
payload = {
    "machine_id": "mch_2abc123"
}

response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, json=payload)
response.raise_for_status()
data = response.json()
print(data)

Example responses1 example

200Confirmation that the Clerk machine was deleted.

deleted_machine.json

{
  "deleted_machine": {
    "object": "deleted",
    "id": "mch_2abc123",
    "deleted": true
  }
}