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title: '`glab work-items delete`'
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group: Code Review
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Delete a work item in a project or group. (EXPERIMENTAL)

## Synopsis

Delete a work item by its internal ID (IID). This action cannot be undone.

The command behavior depends on context:

- By default, deletes from the current repository's project.
- With `--group`, deletes from the specified group.
- With `--repo`, deletes from the specified project.

This feature is an experiment and is not ready for production use.
It might be unstable or removed at any time.
For more information, see
<https://docs.gitlab.com/policy/development_stages_support/>.

```plaintext
glab work-items delete <iid> [flags]
```

## Examples

```console
# Delete a work item by IID from the current project
glab work-items delete 42

# Delete a group work item
glab work-items delete 42 --group my-group

```

## Options

```plaintext
  -g, --group string    Delete a work items from a group or subgroup.
      --jq string       Filter JSON output with a jq expression.
  -F, --output string   Format output as: text, json. (default "text")
  -R, --repo string     Select another repository. You can use either OWNER/REPO or GROUP/NAMESPACE/REPO. The full URL or Git URL is also accepted.
```

## Options inherited from parent commands

```plaintext
  -h, --help   Show help for this command.
```
