---
title: "Zeo Route Planner API - Delete Driver | Fleet Management & Route Optimization API"
author: Zeo Route Planner Team
description: “Remove a driver from your system via API. This is useful when a driver leaves or is no longer active.”
tags: [API documentation, delete driver, fleet management, route optimization, driver management, Zeo]
url: https://api.zeorouteplanner.com/delete-driver.html
canonical_url: https://api.zeorouteplanner.com/delete-driver.html
layout: page
---
# Delete Driver API Endpoint

**API Docs / Store Owner Api's / Delete Driver**

This endpoint deletes the driver. Add the driver_id query parameter as instructed to eliminate a specific driver.

**Base URL:** `https://zeorouteplanner.com/`

#### HTTP Request

**DELETE** `{{base_url}}/api/v5/drivers/:driver_id`

#### Query Parameters

| Parameter | Default | Description |
|-----------|---------|-------------|
| `api_key` | `""` | Api Access key |
| `driver_id` | `""` | Driver id we get from all driver api's |

## Sample Request

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```bash
curl --location -g --request DELETE '{{base_url}}/api/v5/drivers/:driver_id' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{
    "api_key": "api_key"
  }'
```

## Response

The above command returns JSON structured like this:

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```json
{
  "code": 200,
  "status": true,
  "message": "Driver deleted successful"
}
```