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# Delete a product

Deactivates the specified product. This is a soft delete: the product record is not removed. Instead, the product is marked inactive (`is_active` becomes `false`) and its listable status is recalculated among its sibling variants.

If the product is already inactive and not listable, no change is made.

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The numeric code is the value sent and returned in requests and responses.\n\n| Code | Type | Description |\n|------|------|-------------|\n| -1 | **Pre Product** | Draft product not yet finalized |\n| 0 | **Simple** | Standard product, optionally a variant of a product meta |\n| 1 | **Product Meta** | Parent product that groups variants together |\n| 2 | **Bundle** | Configurable product built from chapter-based selections |\n| 3 | **Grouped** | Collection of related products sold as a set |\n| -2 | **Pre Miscellaneous** | Draft miscellaneous product |\n| 4 | **Miscellaneous** | Special product such as a service or fee |\n| 5 | **Offer** | Seller-specific product offer in a marketplace |\n\n## Dynamic Settings & Environment Variables\n\nThe behavior of these endpoints is influenced by the following dynamic settings, configured in the management panel. Each is referenced again in the description of the operations it affects.\n\n| Key | Type | Default | Effect |\n|-----|------|---------|--------|\n| `LIST_SIMPLE_INSTEAD_OF_META` | boolean | `false` | When enabled, an individual simple variant is exposed as the listable product for its group instead of the parent product meta. Affects the listability computed on **create** and **update** for **Simple** and **Product Meta** products, and determines which product receives a generated storefront URL. When unset, its value falls back to the corresponding server configuration value, and to `false` if that is also unset. |\n| `LISTABLE_PRODUCT_RULES` | array of strings | `[\"image_rule\", \"is_listable_rule\"]` | The ordered list of rules that decide which variant becomes the listable product within a group. Affects which sibling variant is chosen as listable on **create** and **update**. Available rules are `image_rule` (has an image), `is_listable_rule` (already listable), `stock_rule` (has stock), `max_price_rule` (highest price), and `min_price_rule` (lowest price). The list cannot be empty. |\n\n**Environment variables:** No environment variables affect these endpoints. 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Requires a staff (admin) account."}},"responses":{"Unauthorized":{"description":"Authentication credentials were not provided or are invalid.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/Error"}}}},"Forbidden":{"description":"The authenticated user does not have administrator privileges.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/Error"}}}},"ProductNotFound":{"description":"The requested product does not exist.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/Error"}}}}},"schemas":{"Error":{"type":"object","description":"An error response.","properties":{"detail":{"type":"string","description":"A human-readable description of the error."}},"additionalProperties":true}}},"paths":{"/products/{id}/":{"delete":{"tags":["Products"],"operationId":"deleteProduct","summary":"Delete a product","description":"Deactivates the specified product. This is a soft delete: the product record is not removed. 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