Delete an Item from a Shopping List

This endpoint allows you remove an item from a shopping list.

Delete Item

DELETE https://api.whisk.com/list/v2/{list_id}/item/{item_id}

You can use the following path parameters to delete an item from a shopping list:

Path Parameters

Name	Type	Description
list_id	string	The unique identifier of the list that contains the item to be deleted.
item_id	string	The unique identifier of the item to be deleted.

Headers

Name	Type	Description
Authentication	string	User Access token containing shopping_list:write scope to authorize the API usage. For more information, see Authentication.

200 This is how a successful response looks.

{
  "list": {
    "id": "string",
    "name": "string",
    "primary": true
  },
  "content": {
    "items": [
      {
        "id": "string",
        "item": {
          "name": "string",
          "brand": "string",
          "comment": "string",
          "quantity": 0,
          "unit": "string"
        },
        "checked": true,
        "image_url": "string",
        "analysis": {
          "product": {
            "canonical_name": "string",
            "original_name": "string"
          },
          "category": {
            "canonical_name": "string"
          },
          "brand": {
            "canonical_name": "string"
          }
        },
        "recipe": {
          "recipe_id": "string",
          "position": 0
        },
        "combined": {
          "combined_item_id": "string",
          "quantity": 0
        },
        "created_time": "string",
        "updated_at": "string",
        "matching_properties": {
          "gtin": "string",
          "custom_product_id": "string"
        }
      }
    ],
    "combined_items": [
      {
        "id": "string",
        "item": {
          "name": "string",
          "brand": "string",
          "comment": "string",
          "quantity": 0,
          "unit": "string"
        },
        "checked": true,
        "image_url": "string",
        "analysis": {
          "product": {
            "canonical_name": "string",
            "original_name": "string"
          },
          "category": {
            "canonical_name": "string"
          },
          "brand": {
            "canonical_name": "string"
          }
        },
        "created_time": "string",
        "updated_at": "string"
      }
    ],
    "recipes": [
      {
        "id": "string",
        "name": "string",
        "images": [
          {
            "responsive": {
              "url": "string",
              "width": 0,
              "height": 0,
              "selection": {
                "x": 0,
                "y": 0,
                "width": 0,
                "height": 0
              }
            },
            "url": "string"
          }
        ],
        "source": {
          "name": "string",
          "display_name": "string",
          "source_recipe_url": "string",
          "image": {
            "responsive": {
              "url": "string",
              "width": 0,
              "height": 0,
              "selection": {
                "x": 0,
                "y": 0,
                "width": 0,
                "height": 0
              }
            },
            "url": "string"
          },
          "license": "LICENCE_INVALID"
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}

400 This failed response appears when error codes are found in the endpoint query.

{
  "error_code": "REAL_CODES_ARE_IN_ENDPOINT_DESCRIPTION",
  "message": "Additional details about error are not static and can be changed"
}

401 This failed response appears due to API authentication failure. The possible error codes that may appear are: auth.tokenNotFound , auth.tokenExpired, auth.tokenInvalid, auth.tokenRequired.

{
  "code": "auth.tokenNotFound"
}

500 This failed response appears when something is not right on Whisk's end. Please send a message to [email protected], and be sure to include both the Request and Response data. We’ll get back to you soon.

This is unexpected response, something is wrong on our side, please contact: [email protected]

Sample Request and Response

Curl Request

curl -X DELETE "https://api.whisk.com/list/v2/106c5fa85ddbba343099347c57e54632500/item/23c0bff5-c910-4b06-97d9-4137f8c6a657"
    -H "Accept: application/json" 
    -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-API-ACCESS-KEY>"

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Response

{
  "list": {
    "id": "106c5fa85ddbba343099347c57e54632500",
    "name": "My New Shopping List"
  },
  "content": {
    "items": [
       {
        "id": "867a0cf5-f0a6-4db9-bcff-8c21cba1ae80",
        "item": {
          "name": "strawberry ice cream",
          "brand": "magnum",
          "comment": "frozen",
          "quantity": 10,
          "unit": "scoop"
        },
        "image_url": "https://whisk-res.cloudinary.com/image/upload/v1579874533/custom_upload/05b8a428286fb4177ae5d82a4d00bc03.jpg",
        "analysis": {
          "product": {
            "canonical_name": "STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM"
          },
          "category": {
            "canonical_name": "FROZEN"
          },
          "brand": {
            "canonical_name": "MAGNUM"
          }
        },
        "created_time": "1614715353",
        "updated_at": "1614715353",
        "matching_properties": {
          "gtin": "00000034411207"
        }
      },
      {
        "id": "e324f720-2bba-4372-8f4b-d129d072281c",
        "item": {
          "name": "onion",
          "comment": "chopped",
          "quantity": 2
        },
        "image_url": "https://whisk-res.cloudinary.com/image/upload/v1550764494/graph/fooddb/d5bd477463b289845a984f7792ed6d70.jpg",
        "analysis": {
          "product": {
            "canonical_name": "ONION"
          },
          "category": {
            "canonical_name": "FRUITS AND VEGETABLES"
          }
        },
        "recipe": {
          "recipe_id": "1011f5a116db3c3e56e57bea0a52ffbfca5fc96f6b1",
          "position": 1
        },
        "created_time": "1614715353",
        "updated_at": "1614715353",
        "matching_properties": {}
      },
      {
        "id": "f55ebf96-7902-4ae4-ba26-b6a217e5abd5",
        "item": {
          "name": "garlic cloves",
          "quantity": 2
        },
        "image_url": "https://whisk-res.cloudinary.com/image/upload/v1550764463/graph/fooddb/fb90ea8fbd3e81005fc22ada2c8ddd1f.jpg",
        "analysis": {
          "product": {
            "canonical_name": "GARLIC CLOVE"
          },
          "category": {
            "canonical_name": "FRUITS AND VEGETABLES"
          }
        },
        "created_time": "1614715353",
        "updated_at": "1614715353",
        "matching_properties": {
          "gtin": "00000075259567",
          "custom_product_id": "6037bd956f0187c6c0f56241"
        }
      }
    ],
    "recipes": [
      {
        "id": "1011f5a116db3c3e56e57bea0a52ffbfca5fc96f6b1",
        "name": "Bacon Cheeseburger Casserole",
        "images": [
          {
            "responsive": {
              "url": "https://whisk-res.cloudinary.com/image/upload/v1536910467/recipe/94f698dfcafefe3223aa66f1b3b21ae7.jpg",
              "width": 428,
              "height": 640
            },
            "url": "https://assets.kraftfoods.com/recipe_images/opendeploy/126725_MXM_K59919V0_OR1_CR_640x428.jpg"
          }
        ],
        "source": {
          "name": "myfoodandfamily.com",
          "display_name": "My Food and Family",
          "source_recipe_url": "https://www.myfoodandfamily.com/recipe/126725/bacon-cheeseburger-casserole",
          "image": {
            "responsive": {
              "url": "https://whisk-res.cloudinary.com/image/upload/v1565965713/publishers/logos/myfoodandfamily-logo.png",
              "width": 256,
              "height": 256
            },
            "url": "https://whisk-res.cloudinary.com/image/upload/v1565965713/publishers/logos/myfoodandfamily-logo.png"
          },
          "license": "LICENCE_FAIRUSE"
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}

A successful response returns the shopping list definition with the remaining list of items. To understand the data structure of a shopping list definition, see Shopping List Object.