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# Cancel return order

> Cancels a return order. Allowed only when status is SUBMITTED or CONFIRMED. Releases inventory back to active state. Honors offboarding-vs-one-off branching.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi.json delete /api/v1/return-orders/{returnOrderId}
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Firstbase API Specification Beta
  description: Integration endpoints for Firstbase
  version: 0.1.0
servers:
  - url: /
    description: Default
security:
  - ApiKey: []
tags:
  - name: Inventory Orders
    description: Create and manage inventory orders
  - name: Shipment Notices V1
    description: 'Query shipment notice orders (V1: package items expose `inventories` list)'
  - name: Packages
    description: ''
  - name: Categories
    description: Query available categories for asset creation
  - name: Catalog
    description: ''
  - name: New Joiners
    description: New joiner provisioning pipeline for the organization
  - name: Orders
    description: ''
  - name: People
    description: >-
      Manage the users of Firstbase for your organization. API follows the SCIM
      standard.
    externalDocs:
      url: https://scim.cloud/
  - name: People — Lifecycle
    description: Offboard and reactivate users.
  - name: Assets
    description: Manage inventory assets
  - name: Regions V1
    description: Query regions (V1)
  - name: Warehouses V1
    description: Query warehouses (V1)
  - name: Brands
    description: Query available brands for asset creation
  - name: Inventory
    description: ''
  - name: Replacements
    description: Create and manage equipment replacements
  - name: Offices
    description: Manage and query office locations for the authenticated organization
  - name: Returns
    description: Return and Replacements
paths:
  /api/v1/return-orders/{returnOrderId}:
    delete:
      tags:
        - Return Orders
      summary: Cancel return order
      description: >-
        Cancels a return order. Allowed only when status is SUBMITTED or
        CONFIRMED. Releases inventory back to active state. Honors
        offboarding-vs-one-off branching.
      operationId: deleteReturnOrder
      parameters:
        - name: returnOrderId
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
            format: uuid
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Return order cancelled
        '400':
          description: Bad request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PublicApiHttpErrors'
        '403':
          description: Forbidden
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PublicApiHttpErrors'
        '404':
          description: Return order not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PublicApiHttpErrors'
        '409':
          description: Return order status does not allow cancellation
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PublicApiHttpErrors'
components:
  schemas:
    PublicApiHttpErrors:
      type: object
      properties:
        errors:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/PublicApiError'
      required:
        - errors
    PublicApiError:
      type: object
      properties:
        detail:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable description of the error
          example: Invalid request
        source:
          type: string
          description: >-
            Entity or field path that caused the error (for example order,
            shipmentNotice, or person:email)
          example: request
      required:
        - detail
        - source
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKey:
      type: apiKey
      description: Prefix the value with "ApiKey" to indicate the custom authorization type
      name: Authorization
      in: header

````