DELETE orders/{external_id}

Soft-delete an order. The order is excluded from normal API results but is not permanently destroyed.

Endpoint

DELETE https://dropday.io/api/v1/orders/{external_id}

This endpoint identifies the order by its external_id — your own order number (e.g. ORD-2025-00142). This is not the same as the Dropday reference used by GET orders/{reference}. Passing the Dropday reference here returns 404.

Path parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
external_id	String	The external order ID from your system (e.g., ORD-2025-00142).

• After deletion, the order no longer appears in GET orders or GET orders/{reference}. The record is retained internally.
• There is no endpoint to undelete an order. A second DELETE for the same external_id returns 404.
• Deletion does not recall or cancel order lines already sent to a supplier.