---
title: "Remove your id for a client"
url: https://docs.light-ai.app/api-reference/clients/delete-client-external-ref.md
canonical_url: https://docs.light-ai.app/api-reference/clients/delete-client-external-ref
last_updated: 2026-10-13
summary: "DELETE /v1/clients/{object_id}/external_refs/{system}: Remove your id for a client"
api_status: beta
related:
  - https://docs.light-ai.app/api-reference/clients
---

# Remove your id for a client

> DELETE /v1/clients/{object_id}/external_refs/{system}: Remove your id for a client

`DELETE /v1/clients/{object_id}/external_refs/{system}`

|   |   |
| --- | --- |
| Scope | `clients:write` |
| Credential | API key: `Authorization: Bearer lai_live_…` (or `lai_test_…`). Partner keys add `Light-AI-Organization`. |
| Test mode | Works with test keys against simulated test objects. |

## Path parameters

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `object_id` | string | yes | The client id. Id prefix `cli_`. |
| `system` | string | yes | Lowercase system name, e.g. `jobber`. |

## Query parameters

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `namespace` | string |  | At most 120 characters. |

## Headers

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `Light-AI-Organization` | string |  | Partner keys: the connected organization to act for (`org_…`). Organization keys may omit it. Id prefix `org_`. |
| `Light-AI-Version` | string |  | Pin a dated API version (defaults to the key's version). One of: `2026-11-01`. |

## Response 200

The object's remaining external references.

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `object` | string | yes | Always `external_refs`. |
| `data` | object[] | yes |  |
| `data[].system` | string | yes |  |
| `data[].namespace` | string \| null | yes |  |
| `data[].id` | string | yes |  |
| `data[].owner` | string | yes | `self`: written by your integration (editable); others are read-only. One of: `self`, `organization`, `partner`. |
| `data[].read_only` | boolean | yes |  |

## Errors

| Status | Meaning |
| --- | --- |
| `400` | Bad request. [`bad_request`](https://docs.light-ai.app/errors#bad_request), [`test_mode_mismatch`](https://docs.light-ai.app/errors#test_mode_mismatch), [`test_mode_unsupported`](https://docs.light-ai.app/errors#test_mode_unsupported), [`unsupported_api_version`](https://docs.light-ai.app/errors#unsupported_api_version) |
| `401` | Missing or invalid credential. [`authentication_required`](https://docs.light-ai.app/errors#authentication_required), [`invalid_api_key`](https://docs.light-ai.app/errors#invalid_api_key), [`api_key_revoked`](https://docs.light-ai.app/errors#api_key_revoked), [`api_key_expired`](https://docs.light-ai.app/errors#api_key_expired), [`api_key_suspended`](https://docs.light-ai.app/errors#api_key_suspended) |
| `403` | Not allowed. [`insufficient_scope`](https://docs.light-ai.app/errors#insufficient_scope), [`plan_upgrade_required`](https://docs.light-ai.app/errors#plan_upgrade_required), [`organization_paused`](https://docs.light-ai.app/errors#organization_paused), [`organization_off_season`](https://docs.light-ai.app/errors#organization_off_season), [`api_disabled`](https://docs.light-ai.app/errors#api_disabled), [`api_access_not_enabled`](https://docs.light-ai.app/errors#api_access_not_enabled), [`ip_not_allowed`](https://docs.light-ai.app/errors#ip_not_allowed), [`forbidden`](https://docs.light-ai.app/errors#forbidden) |
| `404` | Not found (also for objects of other organizations and for organizations without an active grant). |
| `409` | Conflict. [`stale_state`](https://docs.light-ai.app/errors#stale_state), [`conflict`](https://docs.light-ai.app/errors#conflict), [`idempotency_in_progress`](https://docs.light-ai.app/errors#idempotency_in_progress), [`idempotency_scope_mismatch`](https://docs.light-ai.app/errors#idempotency_scope_mismatch), [`quote_already_decided`](https://docs.light-ai.app/errors#quote_already_decided), [`quote_not_current`](https://docs.light-ai.app/errors#quote_not_current), [`billing_review_required`](https://docs.light-ai.app/errors#billing_review_required) |
| `413` | Request bodies are limited to 256 KB. |
| `422` | Validation failed. [`idempotency_key_reused`](https://docs.light-ai.app/errors#idempotency_key_reused) |
| `429` | Rate limited or daily cap reached. See Retry-After and the RateLimit headers. [`rate_limited`](https://docs.light-ai.app/errors#rate_limited), [`daily_cap_reached`](https://docs.light-ai.app/errors#daily_cap_reached) |
| `500` | Unexpected server error. Safe to retry with exponential backoff; quote the Request-Id to support. [`internal_error`](https://docs.light-ai.app/errors#internal_error) |
| `503` | Temporarily unavailable. Retry with exponential backoff. [`service_unavailable`](https://docs.light-ai.app/errors#service_unavailable) |

## Examples

**Request**

curl:

```bash
curl -X DELETE "https://api.light-ai.app/v1/clients/{object_id}/external_refs/{system}" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $LIGHT_AI_API_KEY"
```

JavaScript:

```javascript
const response = await fetch('https://api.light-ai.app/v1/clients/{object_id}/external_refs/{system}', {
  method: 'DELETE',
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.LIGHT_AI_API_KEY}`,
  },
});
const data = await response.json();
```

Python:

```python
import os, uuid, requests

response = requests.delete(
    "https://api.light-ai.app/v1/clients/{object_id}/external_refs/{system}",
    headers={
        "Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['LIGHT_AI_API_KEY']}",
    },
    timeout=30,
)
data = response.json()
```

**Response 200**

```json
{
  "object": "external_refs",
  "data": [
    {
      "system": "string",
      "namespace": "string",
      "id": "string",
      "owner": "self",
      "read_only": true
    }
  ]
}
```