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Deletes a specified caption track.
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/captions
Authorization
This request requires authorization with at least one of the following scopes. To read more about authentication and authorization, see Implementing OAuth 2.0 authorization.
| Scope |
|---|
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtube.force-ssl |
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtubepartner |
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 identifies the caption track that is being deleted. The value is a caption track ID as identified by the id property in a caption resource. |
| 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 actual 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.
Response
If successful, this method returns an HTTP 204 No Content status code.
Errors
The following table identifies error messages that the API could return in response to a call to this method. Fore more details, see YouTube Data API - Errors.
| Error type |
Error detail |
Description |
forbidden (403) |
forbidden |
The permissions associated with the request are not sufficient to delete the caption track. The request might not be properly authorized. |
notFound (404) |
captionNotFound |
The caption track could not be found. Check the value of the request's id parameter to ensure that it is correct. |
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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\nHTTP request \n\n```\nDELETE https://www.googleapis.com/youtube/v3/captions\n```\n\nAuthorization\n\nThis request requires authorization with at least one of the following scopes. To read more about authentication and authorization, see [Implementing OAuth 2.0 authorization](/youtube/v3/guides/authentication).\n\n| Scope |\n|-----------------------------------------------------|\n| `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtube.force-ssl` |\n| `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtubepartner` |\n\nParameters\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 identifies the caption track that is being deleted. The value is a caption track ID as identified by the [id](/youtube/v3/docs/captions#id) property in a `caption` resource. |\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 actual CMS account that the user authenticates with must be linked to the specified YouTube content owner. |\n\nRequest body\n\nDo not provide a request body when calling this method.\n\nResponse\n\nIf successful, this method returns an HTTP `204 No Content` status code.\n\nErrors\n\nThe following table identifies error messages that the API could return in response to a call to this method. Fore more details, see [YouTube Data API - Errors](/youtube/v3/docs/errors).\n\n| Error type | Error detail | Description |\n|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| `forbidden (403)` | `forbidden` | The permissions associated with the request are not sufficient to delete the caption track. The request might not be properly authorized. |\n| `notFound (404)` | `captionNotFound` | The caption track could not be found. Check the value of the request's `id` parameter to ensure that it is correct. |\n\nTry it!\n\nUse the APIs Explorer to call this API and see the API request and response."]]
