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# Delete SMS template



## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi/sms.json delete /public/v1/sms-templates/{sms_template_id}
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Beem SMS API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >-
    The Beem SMS API provides endpoints for sending SMS, checking balance,
    delivery reports, sender names, and SMS templates.
  contact:
    name: Beem
    url: https://beem.africa
    email: support@beem.africa
servers:
  - url: https://apisms.beem.africa
    description: Production server
  - url: https://dev-sms.beem.africa
    description: Staging server
security: []
tags: []
paths:
  /public/v1/sms-templates/{sms_template_id}:
    delete:
      summary: Delete SMS template
      operationId: deleteSmsTemplate
      parameters:
        - name: sms_template_id
          in: path
          schema:
            description: Unique ID of the SMS template to update or delete.
            type: string
          required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  code:
                    description: API response code (100 = success).
                    type: integer
                  message:
                    description: Human-readable status message.
                    type: string
                additionalProperties: false
                required:
                  - code
                  - message
        '400':
          description: Bad request — invalid parameters or missing authorization header.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                additionalProperties: true
              examples:
                deleteFailed:
                  summary: SMS template delete failed
                  value:
                    data:
                      code: 127
                      message: SMS Template Delete Failed
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized — invalid or missing API credentials.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  code:
                    type: integer
                    description: API error code.
                    example: 120
                  message:
                    type: string
                    description: Error message.
                required:
                  - code
                  - message
                additionalProperties: true
              examples:
                invalidAuthentication:
                  summary: Invalid authentication
                  value:
                    code: 120
                    message: Invalid Authentication Parameters
        '404':
          description: Not found — the requested resource does not exist.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                additionalProperties: true
              examples:
                templateNotFound:
                  summary: SMS template does not exist
                  value:
                    data:
                      code: 123
                      message: SMS Template Does Not Exist
      security:
        - basicAuth: []
        - accessToken: []
components:
  securitySchemes:
    basicAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: basic
      description: 'Beem API credentials: API key as username, API secret as password.'
    accessToken:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: Authorization
      description: >-
        Access token only. Send as Authorization: <token> — do not use a Bearer
        prefix.

````