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updatedAt: 2026-02-12T12:24:36.000Z
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# Delete List Item

Delete an item to the list, if the acting user is the author or the owner of the list.

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>
> This documentation covers a feature currently in Public Beta. Access is available to anyone interested in building personalized experiences for their end-users.
>
> This feature is subject to the [Personalization API (Self-Service) Public Beta End user License Agreement](https://location.foursquare.com/legal/terms/personalization-apis-self-service-eula/) 📄.

# OpenAPI definition

```json
{
  "components": {
    "securitySchemes": {
      "ManagedUserTokenAuth": {
        "description": "Enter the oauth token associated with the individual user. Learn about [user-ful authentication and how to create Foursquare managed users](https://location.foursquare.com/developer/reference/personalization-apis-authentication#user-ful-authentication)",
        "in": "query",
        "name": "oauth_token",
        "type": "apiKey"
      }
    }
  },
  "info": {
    "title": "Personalization APIs",
    "version": "1.0"
  },
  "openapi": "3.1.0",
  "paths": {
    "/lists/{list_id}/deleteitem": {
      "post": {
        "deprecated": false,
        "description": "Delete an item to the list, if the acting user is the author or the owner of the list.",
        "operationId": "delete-item-from-list",
        "parameters": [
          {
            "description": "The ID of the list to be acted upon.",
            "in": "path",
            "name": "list_id",
            "required": true,
            "schema": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          {
            "description": "The API version date as documented [here](/reference/versioning); e.g. 20231010",
            "in": "query",
            "name": "v",
            "required": true,
            "schema": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          {
            "description": "The venue you want to add to the list; e.g., Foursquare HQ's venue_id = 5a187743ccad6b307315e6fe",
            "in": "query",
            "name": "venueId",
            "required": true,
            "schema": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          {
            "description": "Optional text provided as a tip; applicable only when specifying a venue ID.",
            "in": "query",
            "name": "text",
            "schema": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          }
        ],
        "responses": {
          "200": {
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "examples": {
                  "Result": {
                    "value": "{\n  \"meta\": {\n    \"code\": 200,\n    \"requestId\": \"6418ef863b62b02d0473f813\"\n  },\n  \"notifications\": [\n    {\n      \"type\": \"notificationTray\",\n      \"item\": {\n        \"unreadCount\": 0\n      }\n    }\n  ],\n  \"response\": {\n    \"items\": {\n      \"count\": 1,\n      \"items\": [\n        {\n          \"id\": \"v552327e9498e46856f3ed445\",\n          \"venue\": {\n            \"id\": \"552327e9498e46856f3ed445\",\n            \"name\": \"Conto's Pizza & Pasta\"}\n        }\n      ]\n    }\n  }\n}"
                  }
                },
                "schema": {
                  "description": "Deletes an item from a list successfully.",
                  "properties": {
                    "description": "Delete item from a list success response.",
                    "meta": {
                      "description": "Response metadata for successful deletion of an item from a list.",
                      "properties": {
                        "code": {
                          "default": 0,
                          "description": "Status code indicating the result of the list item deletion API request.",
                          "example": 200,
                          "type": "integer"
                        },
                        "description": "Response object containing the metadata for the success of deleting an item from a list.",
                        "requestId": {
                          "description": "The unique identifier for the API request.",
                          "example": "6418ef863b62b02d0473f813",
                          "type": "string"
                        }
                      },
                      "type": "object"
                    },
                    "notifications": {
                      "description": "Array of notification objects for successful deletion of an item from a list.",
                      "items": {
                        "description": "Array of notification objects for the deleted item.",
                        "properties": {
                          "description": "Array of notification objects for a successful deletion of an item from a list in the notification tray.",
                          "item": {
                            "description": "Array of notification objects containing information about deleted items in the specified list.",
                            "properties": {
                              "description": "Delete item from a specific list and return a 200 response with notification and item properties.",
                              "unreadCount": {
                                "default": 0,
                                "description": "Number of unread items in the notification for a successful response when deleting an item from a specific list.",
                                "example": 0,
                                "type": "integer"
                              }
                            },
                            "type": "object"
                          },
                          "type": {
                            "description": "Notification type.",
                            "example": "notificationTray",
                            "type": "string"
                          }
                        },
                        "type": "object"
                      },
                      "type": "array"
                    },
                    "response": {
                      "description": "Response object for successful deletion of an item from a specified list.",
                      "properties": {
                        "description": "Properties of the response object for a successful deletion of an item from a list.",
                        "items": {
                          "description": "Item deletion response for the specified list, with information on the deleted items.",
                          "properties": {
                            "count": {
                              "default": 0,
                              "description": "Number of items deleted from the specified list.",
                              "example": 1,
                              "type": "integer"
                            },
                            "description": "Array of properties for the items in the response of deleting an item from a list.",
                            "items": {
                              "description": "Array of items that were successfully deleted from the specified list.",
                              "items": {
                                "description": "The response from deleting an item from a list contains an array of items.",
                                "properties": {
                                  "description": "List of items that were successfully deleted from the specified list.",
                                  "id": {
                                    "description": "The unique identifier for each deleted item.",
                                    "example": "v552327e9498e46856f3ed445",
                                    "type": "string"
                                  },
                                  "venue": {
                                    "description": "Array of venue objects associated with the deleted item.",
                                    "properties": {
                                      "description": "Array of venues associated with the deleted item in the specified list.",
                                      "id": {
                                        "description": "Venue ID.",
                                        "example": "552327e9498e46856f3ed445",
                                        "type": "string"
                                      },
                                      "name": {
                                        "description": "Venue name.",
                                        "example": "Conto's Pizza & Pasta",
                                        "type": "string"
                                      }
                                    },
                                    "type": "object"
                                  }
                                },
                                "type": "object"
                              },
                              "type": "array"
                            }
                          },
                          "type": "object"
                        }
                      },
                      "type": "object"
                    }
                  },
                  "type": "object"
                }
              }
            },
            "description": "200"
          },
          "400": {
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "examples": {
                  "Result": {
                    "value": "{}"
                  }
                },
                "schema": {
                  "description": "Bad request error response for deleting an item from a specific list.",
                  "properties": {
                    "description": "Delete item from a list."
                  },
                  "type": "object"
                }
              }
            },
            "description": "400"
          }
        },
        "security": [
          {
            "ManagedUserTokenAuth": []
          }
        ],
        "summary": "Delete List Item",
        "tags": [
          "Lists"
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "security": [
    {
      "sec0": []
    }
  ],
  "servers": [
    {
      "url": "https://api.foursquare.com/v2/"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    {
      "description": "Make it easy for users to curate custom lists of Places, like travel wishlists, trip itineraries, and local favorites.",
      "name": "Lists"
    }
  ],
  "x-readme": {
    "explorer-enabled": true,
    "headers": [],
    "proxy-enabled": true,
    "samples-enabled": true
  }
}
```