---
title: "Delete category"
slug: "vodstation-category-delete"
tags: ["VOD Station"]
updated: 2026-09-17T10:12:36Z
published: 2026-09-17T10:12:36Z
canonical: "api.ncloud-docs.com/vodstation-category-delete"
---

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# Delete category

Available in Classic and VPC

Delete a category.

Note

Even if you delete the category, the created folders and files in the Object Storage bucket are maintained. Delete unused folders and files in Object Storage.

## Request

This section describes the request format. The method and URI are as follows:

| Method | URI |
| --- | --- |
| DELETE | /api/v2/category/{categoryId} |

### Request headers

For information about the headers common to all VOD Station APIs, see [VOD Station request headers](/docs/en/vodstation#%EC%9A%94%EC%B2%AD%ED%97%A4%EB%8D%94).

### Request path parameters

You can use the following path parameters with your request:

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `categoryId` | String | Required | Category ID - See [Get category list](/docs/en/vodstation-category-list). |

### Request example

The request example is as follows:

```
curl --location --request DELETE 'https://vodstation.apigw.ntruss.com/api/v2/category/*****' \
--header 'x-ncp-apigw-timestamp: {Timestamp}' \
--header 'x-ncp-iam-access-key: {Access Key}' \
--header 'x-ncp-apigw-signature-v2: {API Gateway Signature}'
```

## Response

This section describes the response format.

### Response body

The response body includes the following data:

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `content` | Object | - | Response result |
| `content.disabled` | Boolean | - | Whether Sub Account is disabled - `true` \| `false` - `true`: Disabled - `false`: Enabled |
| `content.id` | Integer | - | Category ID |
| `content.name` | String | - | Category name |
| `content.thumbnail` | Boolean | - | Thumbnail extraction settings - `true` \| `false` - `true`: Extract - `false`: Not extract |
| `content.notificationUrl` | String | - | Callback URL |
| `content.output` | Object | - | Output settings information |
| `content.output.bucketName` | String | - | Bucket name to save the output file |
| `content.output.filePath` | String | - | Detailed path to save the output file |
| `content.output.accessControl` | String | - | Disclosure scope of the output file |
| `content.output.thumbnailAccessControl` | String | - | Disclosure scope of the output thumbnail |
| `content.output.thumbnailBucketName` | String | - | Bucket name to save the output thumbnail |
| `content.output.thumbnailFilePath` | String | - | Detailed path to save the output thumbnail |
| `content.lastWorkStart` | Integer | - | Last job start time (millisecond) - Unix timestamp format |
| `content.createTime` | Integer | - | Category creation date and time (millisecond) - Unix timestamp format |
| `content.updateTime` | Integer | - | Category modification date and time (millisecond) - Unix timestamp format |
| `content.deleteTime` | Integer | - | Category deletion date and time (millisecond) - Unix timestamp format |
| `content.status` | String | - | Category status - `CREATED` \| `DELETED` \| `RUNNING` - `CREATED`: Creation completed - `DELETED`: Deletion completed - `RUNNING`: In use |
| `content.outputTotalSize` | Integer | - | Total size of output file (byte) |
| `content.outputTotal` | Integer | - | Total number of output files |
| `content.inputTotal` | Integer | - | Total number of input files |
| `content.outputType` | Integer | - | Number of output types according to the encoding settings |
| `content.advancedOptions` | Object | - | Advanced settings information |
| `content.advancedOptions.trimming` | Object | - | Output file trimming (playback section) settings |
| `content.advancedOptions.trimming.startTimeCode` | String | - | Trimming start point - HH:MM:SS.S format |
| `content.advancedOptions.trimming.endTimeCode` | String | - | Trimming end point - HH:MM:SS.S format |
| `content.advancedOptions.imageOverlay` | Object | - | Image overlay (insertion) settings |
| `content.advancedOptions.imageOverlay.input` | Object | - | Image settings information |
| `content.advancedOptions.imageOverlay.input.bucketName` | String | - | Name of the bucket where the image is saved |
| `content.advancedOptions.imageOverlay.input.filePath` | String | - | Detailed path of the image including the file name |
| `content.advancedOptions.imageOverlay.size` | Object | - | Image size information |
| `content.advancedOptions.imageOverlay.size.width` | Integer | - | Image width (pixel) |
| `content.advancedOptions.imageOverlay.size.height` | Integer | - | Image height (pixel) |
| `content.advancedOptions.imageOverlay.position` | Object | - | Location settings of image to be inserted |
| `content.advancedOptions.imageOverlay.position.x` | Integer | - | Location of x-axis (pixel) |
| `content.advancedOptions.imageOverlay.position.y` | Integer | - | Location of y-axis (pixel) |
| `content.encodingOptions` | Array | - | Encoding option ID |
| `content.encodingOptionTemplateId` | Integer | - | Encoding template ID |

### Response status codes

For information about the HTTP status codes common to all VOD Station APIs, see [VOD Station response status codes](/docs/en/vodstation#%EC%9D%91%EB%8B%B5%EC%83%81%ED%83%9C%EC%BD%94%EB%93%9C).

### Response example

The response example is as follows:

```
{
    "content": {
        "disabled": false,
        "id": *****,
        "name": "VOD-Category",
        "thumbnail": true,
        "notificationUrl": "https://example.com/vodstation/callback",
        "output": {
            "bucketName": "station-000",
            "filePath": "/",
            "accessControl": "PUBLIC_READ",
            "thumbnailAccessControl": "PUBLIC_READ",
            "thumbnailBucketName": "station-000",
            "thumbnailFilePath": "/"
        },
        "lastWorkStart": 1755587353000,
        "createTime": 1755569623000,
        "updateTime": 1755590013000,
        "deleteTime": 1755590013000,
        "status": "DELETED",
        "outputTotalSize": 17107078,
        "outputTotal": 21,
        "inputTotal": 7,
        "outputType": 3,
        "advancedOptions": {
            "trimming": {
                "startTimeCode": "00:00:00.0",
                "endTimeCode": "00:08:00.9"
            },
            "imageOverlay": {
                "input": {
                    "bucketName": "station-000",
                    "filePath": "/VODStation.png"
                },
                "size": {
                    "width": 50,
                    "height": 50
                },
                "position": {
                    "x": 50,
                    "y": 50
                }
            }
        },
        "encodingOptions": [
            1,
            2,
            3
        ],
        "encodingOptionTemplateId": 1
    }
}
```