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# Cancel Release Request

> Cancel a pending phone number release request

# Cancel Release Request

Cancel a pending phone number release request before it is approved or rejected. Once cancelled, the phone number remains in your environment.

## Endpoint

```
DELETE /api/v1/phone-numbers/release-requests/{release_request_id}
```

## Path parameters

<ParamField path="release_request_id" type="string" required>
  UUID of the release request to cancel.
</ParamField>

## Request headers

<ParamField header="Authorization" type="string" required>
  Bearer token. Format: `Bearer talq_your_environment_token_here`
</ParamField>

## Examples

<RequestExample>
  ```bash theme={null}
  curl -X DELETE "https://app.talkover.ai/api/v1/phone-numbers/release-requests/request-uuid-1" \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer talq_your_environment_token_here"
  ```
</RequestExample>

## Response

<ResponseExample>
  ```json theme={null}
  {
    "success": true,
    "message": "Release request cancelled"
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>

## Error responses

### 404 — Not Found

<ResponseExample>
  ```json theme={null}
  {
    "success": false,
    "message": "Release request not found"
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>

### 409 — Already Resolved

<ResponseExample>
  ```json theme={null}
  {
    "success": false,
    "message": "Release request already resolved and cannot be cancelled",
    "code": "RELEASE_ALREADY_RESOLVED"
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>

## Notes

* Only requests in `pending` status can be cancelled.
* Cancelling a request does not delete it — its status is updated to `cancelled` and remains in [List Release Requests](/api-reference/endpoints/list-release-requests).