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# Remove a short code

> Unlink a short code from a Powerpack number pool

Removes the short code from the specified number pool resource. Note that the short code isn’t unrented, it’s only unlinked from the number pool.

#### API Endpoint

```text DELETE theme={null}
https://api.plivo.com/v1/Account/{auth_id}/NumberPool/{number_pool_uuid}/Shortcode/{shortcode}/
```

### Arguments

<Note>
  No arguments need to be passed.
</Note>

### Returns

This API call removes the short code from the number pool resource identified by the `shortcode` and `number_pool_uuid` specified in the request URL.

<RequestExample>
  ```py Python theme={null}
  import plivo

  client = plivo.RestClient(auth_id="<auth_id>", auth_token="<auth_token>")

  # Unlink a short code from Powerpack
  powerpack = client.powerpacks.get(uuid='<powerpack_uuid>')
  # Version 1
  response = powerpack.remove_shortcode('<shortcode>')
  # Version 2
  response = powerpack.numberpool.shortcodes.remove('<shortcode>')
  print(response)
  ```

  ```ruby Ruby theme={null}
  require 'rubygems'
  require 'plivo'

  include Plivo
  include Plivo::Exceptions

  api = RestClient.new("<auth_id>", "<auth_token>")

  begin
  # Unlink a short code from Powerpack
  powerpack = api.powerpacks.get('<powerpack_uuid>')
  # Version 1
  response = powerpack.remove_shortcode('<shortcode>')
  # Version 2
  response = powerpack.numberpool.shortcodes.remove('<shortcode>')

  puts(response)
  rescue PlivoRESTError => e
  puts 'Exception: ' + e.message
  end
  ```

  ```js Node theme={null}
  let plivo = require('plivo');

  let client = new plivo.Client('<auth_id>', '<auth_token>');

  // Unlink a short code from Powerpack
  client.powerpacks.get("<powerpack_uuid>").then(
    function (powerpack) {
      return powerpack.remove_shortcode("<shortcode>")
      // return powerpack.number_pool.shortcodes.remove("<shortcode>")  V2
    })
  .then(function (result) {
    console.log(result)
  })
  ```

  ```php PHP theme={null}
  <?php
  require 'vendor/autoload.php';
  use Plivo\RestClient;

  $client = new RestClient("<auth_id>", "<auth_token>");
  $client->client->setTimeout(40);

  // Unlink a short code from Powerpack
      try {
          $powerpack = $client->powerpacks->get("<powerpack_uuid>");
          // Version 1
          $response = $powerpack->remove_shortcode('<shortcode>');
          // Version 2
          $response = $powerpack->number_pool->shortcodes->remove('shortcode_uuid');
          print_r($response);
       }
       catch (PlivoRestException $ex) {
           print_r($ex);
       }  
  ```

  ```java Java theme={null}
  package com.plivo.api;

  import java.io.IOException;
  import com.plivo.api.Plivo;
  import com.plivo.api.exceptions.PlivoRestException;
  import com.plivo.api.models.powerpack.Powerpack;


  public class Test {
          
      public static void main(String[] args) {
          
          Plivo.init("<auth_id>", "<auth_token>");

          // Unlink a short code from Powerpack
          try {
              Powerpack powerpack = Powerpack.getter("<powerpack_uuid>").get();
              // Version 1
              powerpack.remove_shortcode().shortcode("<shortcode>").delete();
              // Version 2
              powerpack.numberpool.shortcodes.remove().shortcode("<shortcode>").delete();
          } catch (PlivoRestException | IOException e) {
              e.printStackTrace();
          }
      }
  }
  ```

  ```csharp .NET theme={null}
  using System;
  using System.Collections.Generic;
  using Plivo;
  using Plivo.Exception;

  namespace PlivoExamples
  {
      class Program
      {
          static void Main(string[] args)
          {
              var api = new PlivoApi("<auth_id>","<auth_token>");

              // Unlink a short code from Powerpack
              try
              {
                  var powerpack = api.Powerpacks.Get("<powerpack_uuid>");
                  // Version 1
                  var response = powerpack.Remove_Shortcode("<shortcode>");
                  // Version 2
                  var response = powerpack.numberpool.shortcodes.Remove("<shortcode>");
                  Console.WriteLine(response);
              }
              catch (PlivoRestException e)
              {
                  Console.WriteLine("Exception: " + e.Message);
              }
          }
      }
  }
  ```

  ```go Go theme={null}
  package main

  import (
  	"fmt"

  	plivo "github.com/plivo/plivo-go/v7"
  )

  func main() {

  	client, err := plivo.NewClient("<auth_id>", "<auth_token>",
  		&plivo.ClientOptions{})
  	if err != nil {
  		fmt.Print("Error", err.Error())
  		return
  	}

  	// Unlink a short code from Powerpack
  	powerpack, err := client.Powerpack.Get("<powerpack_uuid>")
  	if err != nil {
  		fmt.Print("Error", err.Error())
  		return
  	}
  	response, err := powerpack.Remove_shortcode("<shortcode>")
  	if err != nil {
  		fmt.Print("Error", err.Error())
  		return
  	}
  	fmt.Printf("Response: %#v\n", response)
  }
  ```

  ```sh cURL theme={null}
  ```
</RequestExample>

### Response

```json theme={null}
{
    "api_id": "c378d44c-0a89-11ea-b072-0242ac110007",
    "response": "success"
}
```