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    Deletes a project category using soft… Reference for the DELETE
    /administration/project-settings/categories/{id} endpoint in the Leadtime
    Public API API.
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title: Delete project category
type: openapi-operation
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Deletes a project category using soft delete (marked as deleted but not permanently removed).

**Important considerations:**
- The category will no longer appear in lists or be available for new projects
- Existing projects using this category will retain their reference
- Deleted categories can be restored using the restore defaults endpoint

**Note:** This operation requires workspace settings management permission.

<Operation source="api-reference" id="projectsettingscontroller-deleteprojectcategory" />