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  tags:
    - billing
    - DELETE
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  description: >-
    What does this do? Removes a… Reference for the DELETE
    /billing/potential-invoices/{id}/manual-positions/{positionId} endpoint in
    the Leadtime Public API API.
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  badge: DELETE
  label: Delete manual position from potential invoice
title: Delete manual position from potential invoice
type: openapi-operation
---
**What does this do?**
Removes a custom manual position from a potential invoice. The position is permanently removed from the invoice and will no longer appear in the invoice preview or be included in calculations.

**When to use:**
- To remove a manual position that was added by mistake
- To remove a position that is no longer needed
- To clean up the invoice before finalizing

**How it works:**
- Removes the manual position from the potential invoice metadata
- Only custom manual positions (type: manual) can be deleted
- Project manual positions (from project snapshots) are read-only and cannot be deleted
- The position is immediately removed from the invoice preview

**Position requirements:**
- Position must exist in the potential invoice
- Position must be a custom manual position (not a project position)

**Invoice ID Format:**
The invoice ID follows the format: {type}::{projectId}::{dateFrom}::{dateTo}
- Example: SingleProject::0e9d033a-ab41-4212-8637-66c4e3b01fe2::2025-10-01::2025-10-31

**Permission requirements:**
Requires Invoices.manage permission and access to the project.

<Operation source="api-reference" id="potentialinvoicescontroller-deletemanualposition" />