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POST statuses/destroy/:id

API version 1.1

Updated on Tue, 2013-01-29 09:36

Destroys the status specified by the required ID parameter. The authenticating user must be the author of the specified status. Returns the destroyed status if successful.

Resource URL

https://api.twitter.com/1.1/statuses/destroy/:id.json

Parameters

id required

The numerical ID of the desired status.

Example Values: 123

trim_user optional

When set to either true, t or 1, each tweet returned in a timeline will include a user object including only the status authors numerical ID. Omit this parameter to receive the complete user object.

Example Values: true

Example Request

POST	`https://api.twitter.com/1.1/statuses/destroy/240854986559455234.json`
POST Data	`None`

```
{
```
```
  "coordinates": null,
```
```
  "favorited": false,
```

  "created_at": "Wed Aug 29 16:54:38 +0000 2012",

```
  "truncated": false,
```
```
  "id_str": "240854986559455234",
```
```
  "entities": {
```
```
    "urls": [
```
```
      {
```

        "expanded_url": "http://venturebeat.com/2012/08/29/vimeo-dropbox/#.UD5JLsYptSs.twitter",

```
        "url": "http://t.co/7UlkvZzM",
```
```
        "indices": [
```
```
          69,
```
```
          89
```
```
        ],
```

        "display_url": "venturebeat.com/2012/08/29/vim\u2026"

```
      }
```
```
    ],
```
```
    "hashtags": [
```
```
 
```
```
    ],
```
```
    "user_mentions": [
```
```
 
```
```
    ]
```
```
  },
```
```
  "in_reply_to_user_id_str": null,
```

  "text": "\"Vimeo integrates with Dropbox for easier video uploads and shares\": http://t.co/7UlkvZzM",

```
  "contributors": null,
```
```
  "retweet_count": 1,
```
```
  "id": 240854986559455234,
```
```
  "in_reply_to_status_id_str": null,
```
```
  "geo": null,
```
```
  "retweeted": false,
```
```
  "in_reply_to_user_id": null,
```
```
  "possibly_sensitive": false,
```
```
  "place": null,
```
```
  "user": {
```
```
    "name": "Jason Costa",
```

    "profile_sidebar_border_color": "86A4A6",

    "profile_sidebar_fill_color": "A0C5C7",

```
    "profile_background_tile": false,
```

    "profile_image_url": "http://a0.twimg.com/profile_images/1751674923/new_york_beard_normal.jpg",

    "created_at": "Wed May 28 00:20:15 +0000 2008",

```
    "location": "",
```
```
    "is_translator": true,
```
```
    "follow_request_sent": false,
```
```
    "id_str": "14927800",
```
```
    "profile_link_color": "FF3300",
```
```
    "entities": {
```
```
      "url": {
```
```
        "urls": [
```
```
          {
```

            "expanded_url": "http://www.jason-costa.blogspot.com/",

            "url": "http://t.co/YCA3ZKY",

```
            "indices": [
```
```
              0,
```
```
              19
```
```
            ],
```

            "display_url": "jason-costa.blogspot.com"

```
          }
```
```
        ]
```
```
      },
```
```
      "description": {
```
```
        "urls": [
```
```
 
```
```
        ]
```
```
      }
```
```
    },
```
```
    "default_profile": false,
```
```
    "contributors_enabled": false,
```
```
    "url": "http://t.co/YCA3ZKY",
```
```
    "favourites_count": 883,
```
```
    "utc_offset": -28800,
```
```
    "id": 14927800,
```

    "profile_image_url_https": "https://si0.twimg.com/profile_images/1751674923/new_york_beard_normal.jpg",

    "profile_use_background_image": true,

```
    "listed_count": 150,
```
```
    "profile_text_color": "333333",
```
```
    "protected": false,
```
```
    "lang": "en",
```
```
    "followers_count": 8760,
```

    "time_zone": "Pacific Time (US & Canada)",

    "profile_background_image_url_https": "https://si0.twimg.com/images/themes/theme6/bg.gif",

```
    "verified": false,
```

    "profile_background_color": "709397",

```
    "notifications": false,
```

    "description": "Platform at Twitter",

```
    "geo_enabled": true,
```
```
    "statuses_count": 5531,
```
```
    "default_profile_image": false,
```
```
    "friends_count": 166,
```

    "profile_background_image_url": "http://a0.twimg.com/images/themes/theme6/bg.gif",

```
    "show_all_inline_media": true,
```
```
    "screen_name": "jasoncosta",
```
```
    "following": false
```
```
  },
```
```
  "possibly_sensitive_editable": true,
```

  "source": "<a href=\"http://twitter.com/tweetbutton\" rel=\"nofollow\">Tweet Button</a>",

```
  "in_reply_to_screen_name": null,
```
```
  "in_reply_to_status_id": null
```
```
}
```