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# Delete Comment

> Delete a comment from the project

Deletes a comment from the project. Only the original author or a master client can delete the comment. Decreases the author's reputation. Recursively updates all replies to mark their parent as deleted (`parentDeletedAt`).

## Path Parameters

<ParamField path="commentId" type="string" required>
  The ID of the comment to delete
</ParamField>

## Response

<ResponseField name="status" type="string">
  Returns 204 No Content on successful deletion
</ResponseField>

## Error Responses

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Missing Comment ID - 400 Bad Request">
    ```json theme={null}
    {
      "error": "Missing comment ID",
      "code": "comment/missing-comment-id"
    }
    ```
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Not Authorized - 403 Forbidden">
    ```json theme={null}
    {
      "error": "You do not have permission to delete this comment.",
      "code": "comment/not-authorized"
    }
    ```
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Not Found - 404 Not Found">
    ```json theme={null}
    {
      "error": "Comment not found",
      "code": "comment/not-found"
    }
    ```
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Server Error - 500 Internal Server Error">
    ```json theme={null}
    {
      "error": "Server error",
      "code": "comment/server-error",
      "details": "[error message]"
    }
    ```
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

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## Notes

* Only the comment's author or a master client may delete the comment.
* Upon deletion, the comment author's reputation is reduced.
* All child replies have their `parentDeletedAt` timestamp updated recursively.
* Replies are not deleted — they are marked as having a deleted parent.