---
title: "Delete a Realtime app"
canonical: "https://bird.com/docs/api/reference/delete-realtime-app"
---

# Delete a Realtime app

`DELETE /v1/realtime/apps/{realtime_app_id}`

Permanently deletes the app: disconnects all clients and removes its keys and configuration. This cannot be undone.

## Code samples

**CLI**

```sh
bird realtime apps delete <realtime-app-id> --yes
```

Examples: [CLI](/docs/api/reference/delete-realtime-app.cli.md) · [MCP](/docs/api/reference/delete-realtime-app.mcp.md) · [cURL](/docs/api/reference/delete-realtime-app.curl.md)

## Path parameters

- `realtime_app_id` (string): ID of the Realtime app (`rap_` prefix), as returned when the app was created.

## Related resources

- [Realtime](/realtime-api) (product)
- [Build your first integration](/learn/paths/integration) (course)
- [Send your first realtime event](/docs/get-started/send-your-first-realtime-event) (docs)

[Get an implementation brief](/learn/workspace?topic=realtime)