> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://apidocs.royalti.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Delete Default Setting (Entity-Specific)

> **DELETE /defaultsettings/{entityType}/{entityId}/{settingId}**

## Description

**DELETE /defaultsettings/{entityType}/{entityId}/{settingId}**

**Description:**
Permanently delete a default setting for a specific entity (label, artist, or user).
This action cannot be undone.

**Entity Types (for this endpoint):**

* `label` - Label-specific defaults (entityId required)
* `artist` - Artist-specific defaults (entityId required)
* `user` - User-specific defaults (entityId required)

**Note:** For tenant or catalog-level defaults, use the `DELETE /defaultsettings/{entityType}/{settingId}` endpoint instead (without entityId).

**Method:**
`DELETE`

**Path Parameters:**

| Parameter  | Type   | Description                             | Required |
| ---------- | ------ | --------------------------------------- | -------- |
| entityType | string | Type of entity (label, artist, or user) | Yes      |
| entityId   | uuid   | Entity ID                               | Yes      |
| settingId  | uuid   | ID of the setting to delete             | Yes      |

## Code Examples

<CodeGroup>
  ```javascript Node.js theme={null}
  const response = await fetch('https://api.royalti.io/defaultsettings/example-id/example-id/example-id', {
    method: 'DELETE',
  });

  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
  ```

  ```python Python theme={null}
  import requests

  response = requests.delete(
    'https://api.royalti.io/defaultsettings/example-id/example-id/example-id',
  )

  data = response.json()
  print(data)
  ```

  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl -X DELETE https://api.royalti.io/defaultsettings/example-id/example-id/example-id \

  ```
</CodeGroup>


## OpenAPI

````yaml delete /defaultsettings/{entityType}/{entityId}/{settingId}
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  title: Royalti.io API
  description: "# Royalti API\r\n\r\nThis is the Royalti music royalty management platform API server.\r\n\r\n## Overview\r\n\r\nThe Royalti API provides comprehensive music royalty management services including:\r\n- Music publishing and writer management\r\n- Royalty processing and analytics\r\n- DDEX integration for music industry standards\r\n- File processing and pattern recognition\r\n- Payment processing and distribution\r\n\r\n## Authentication\r\n\r\nThe API uses JWT-based authentication with multiple protection levels:\r\n- Public endpoints for basic operations\r\n- Protected endpoints requiring valid JWT tokens\r\n- Admin endpoints for administrative functions\r\n\r\n## Features\r\n\r\n- Multi-dimensional royalty analytics\r\n- CWR (Collective Works Registration) support\r\n- DDEX integration for music metadata\r\n- Advanced file processing with pattern recognition\r\n- Real-time data processing with queue system"
  version: 2.6.0
  contact:
    name: Royalti.io Support
    email: support@royalti.io
    url: https://royalti.io
  license:
    name: Proprietary
    url: https://royalti.io/terms
servers:
  - url: https://api.royalti.io
    description: Production server
  - url: https://api-dev.royalti.io
    description: Development server
  - url: http://localhost:8084
    description: Local development
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Accounting
    description: Accounting and financial transaction operations
  - name: DDEX
    description: DDEX operations (ERN/MEAD, messages, delivery, providers)
  - name: Label
    description: Label management operations
  - name: Internal Webhooks
    description: Internal system webhooks for royalty processing and downloads
  - name: Payment Webhooks
    description: Payment processor webhook endpoints
  - name: Billing Webhooks
    description: Stripe billing and subscription webhooks
  - name: Infrastructure Webhooks
    description: Cloudflare domain and SSL webhooks
  - name: Distribution Webhooks
    description: Digital distribution platform webhooks (FUGA)
paths:
  /defaultsettings/{entityType}/{entityId}/{settingId}:
    delete:
      tags:
        - Default Settings
      summary: Delete Default Setting (Entity-Specific)
      description: >-
        **DELETE /defaultsettings/{entityType}/{entityId}/{settingId}**


        **Description:**

        Permanently delete a default setting for a specific entity (label,
        artist, or user).

        This action cannot be undone.


        **Entity Types (for this endpoint):**

        - `label` - Label-specific defaults (entityId required)

        - `artist` - Artist-specific defaults (entityId required)

        - `user` - User-specific defaults (entityId required)


        **Note:** For tenant or catalog-level defaults, use the `DELETE
        /defaultsettings/{entityType}/{settingId}` endpoint instead (without
        entityId).


        **Method:**

        `DELETE`


        **Path Parameters:**


        | Parameter | Type | Description | Required |

        | --- | --- | --- | --- |

        | entityType | string | Type of entity (label, artist, or user) | Yes |

        | entityId | uuid | Entity ID | Yes |

        | settingId | uuid | ID of the setting to delete | Yes |
      parameters:
        - name: entityType
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
            enum:
              - label
              - artist
              - user
          description: Type of entity (label, artist, or user only)
        - name: entityId
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
            format: uuid
          description: Entity ID
        - name: settingId
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
            format: uuid
          description: ID of the setting to delete
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Default setting deleted successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  success:
                    type: boolean
                    example: true
                  message:
                    type: string
                    example: Default setting deleted successfully
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
components:
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: Unauthorized
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              status:
                type: string
                example: error
              message:
                type: string
                example: Unauthorized
    NotFound:
      description: Not found
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              status:
                type: string
                example: error
              message:
                type: string
                example: Resource not found
    InternalServerError:
      description: Internal server error
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              status:
                type: string
                example: error
              message:
                type: string
                example: Internal server error
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
      description: >-
        JWT Authorization header using the Bearer scheme. Format: "Bearer
        {token}"

````