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# Detach Appointments from Shipment

> Remove one or more appointments from a shipment

Remove one or more appointments from this shipment. Silently ignores appointments that are not
currently linked.

The mutation rule is the same as [Attach Appointments to
Shipment](/api/shipments/attach-appointments-to-shipment): the link can be removed when EITHER
the appointment is past blood-draw, or the shipment was created less than 24 hours ago.

## Request

### Path parameters

<ParamField path="id" type="string" required>
  Shipment reference ID (e.g., `P2604154821`).
</ParamField>

### Body parameters

<ParamField body="appointment_ids" type="string[]" required>
  Array of appointment UUIDs to detach. Must contain at least one item.
</ParamField>

## Response

On success, the API returns `200 OK` with the full appointment list for the shipment, oldest-link
first. Each entry has the same shape as [Get Appointment](/api/appointments/get-appointment).
Mirror of [Detach Shipments from Appointment](/api/appointments/detach-shipments-from-appointment),
which returns the post-mutation shipment list for the parent appointment.

## Error responses

| Status | Description                                                                                                                             |
| ------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `400`  | Validation error — e.g., empty `appointment_ids` or invalid UUID.                                                                       |
| `403`  | Forbidden — missing scope, shipment outside access context, or appointment outside access context.                                      |
| `404`  | Shipment not found, or one or more appointments not found.                                                                              |
| `409`  | Mutation rule failed — at least one appointment is not past blood-draw and the shipment is older than 24 hours. Response lists the IDs. |
| `500`  | Internal server error.                                                                                                                  |

<RequestExample>
  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl --request DELETE \
    --url https://anivahealth.com/api/v1/shipments/P2604154821/appointments \
    --header 'x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY' \
    --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    --data '{
      "appointment_ids": [
        "c9f3e2a1-7d6b-4c5e-b3a2-1f0e9d8c7b6a"
      ]
    }'
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json 200 theme={null}
  []
  ```
</ResponseExample>