Users can now delete Block objects

The Notion API now supports the Delete a block endpoint for all supported block types (include pages). The endpoint mirrors the behavior in the Notion application UI where items are added to the “Trash” bucket. In addition, the Block object now returns a boolean archived field to denote if the block has been deleted.

After deleting (archiving) the block, it can be unarchived using the Update a block or Update page endpoint with the body { archived: false }.

Example Request

curl 'https://api.notion.com/v1/blocks/9bc30ad4-9373-46a5-84ab-0a7845ee52e6' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer '"$NOTION_API_KEY"'' \
  -H 'Notion-Version: 2021-08-16'
  -X DELETE \

Example Response

JSON

{
  "object": "block",
  "id": "9bc30ad4-9373-46a5-84ab-0a7845ee52e6",
  "created_time": "2021-03-16T16:31:00.000Z",
  "last_edited_time": "2021-03-16T16:32:00.000Z",
  "has_children": false,
  "type": "to_do",
  "archived": true
  "to_do": {
    "text": [
      {
        "type": "text",
        "text": {
          "content": "Lacinato kale",
          "link": null
        },
        "annotations": {
          "bold": false,
          "italic": false,
          "strikethrough": false,
          "underline": false,
          "code": false,
          "color": "default"
        },
        "plain_text": "Lacinato kale",
        "href": null
      }
    ],
    "checked": false
  }
}