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# Deleting a Token

**`DELETE /tokens/push/{tokenId}`**

Deletes a Hedera token asynchronously. Only users with the Standard Registry role are allowed to make this request.

**Authentication:** Bearer token required (`Authorization: Bearer <token>`)

**Permission:** `Permissions.TOKENS_TOKEN_DELETE`

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## Request

### Path Parameters

| Parameter | Type   | Required | Description                              |
| --------- | ------ | -------- | ---------------------------------------- |
| `tokenId` | string | Yes      | The Hedera token ID (e.g. `0.0.5000001`) |

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## Response

### Success Response

**Status:** `202 Accepted`

```json
{
  "taskId": "63e3e5e8a01b3c001234abcd",
  "expectation": "Delete token"
}
```

Poll `GET /tasks/{taskId}` to retrieve the result.

### Error Responses

| Status                      | Description               |
| --------------------------- | ------------------------- |
| `401 Unauthorized`          | Missing or invalid token  |
| `403 Forbidden`             | Insufficient permissions  |
| `500 Internal Server Error` | Unexpected server failure |