# lists.delete

> Delete the entire list that contains the targeted list item. Removes ALL items in the same numbered sequence (the contiguous run of list items sharing the target's numbering) AND their text content from the document. Pass any single list item from the list as `target`; the op walks adjacent siblings to find the full list. Use this for "remove the list" / "delete this list" intents and for the cleanup step of a list-to-table conversion.



- Member path: `doc.lists.delete(…)`
- Mutates document: yes
- Idempotency: `conditional`
- Supports tracked mode: no
- Supports dry run: yes

## Expected result

Returns a ListsDeleteResult with `deletedCount` (number of items removed). Reports failure (INVALID_TARGET) if the target is not a list item.

## Input schema

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$defs": {
    "ListItemAddress": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "kind": {
          "const": "block"
        },
        "nodeType": {
          "const": "listItem"
        },
        "nodeId": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "story": {
          "$ref": "#/$defs/StoryLocator"
        }
      },
      "additionalProperties": false,
      "required": [
        "kind",
        "nodeType",
        "nodeId"
      ]
    },
    "StoryLocator": {
      "description": "Story scope. Defaults to document body when omitted. Use {kind:'story', storyType:'body'} for body, or other storyType values for headers, footers, footnotes, endnotes.",
      "oneOf": [
        {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "kind": {
              "const": "story"
            },
            "storyType": {
              "const": "body"
            }
          },
          "additionalProperties": false,
          "required": [
            "kind",
            "storyType"
          ]
        },
        {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "kind": {
              "const": "story"
            },
            "storyType": {
              "const": "headerFooterSlot"
            },
            "section": {
              "$ref": "#/$defs/SectionAddress"
            },
            "headerFooterKind": {
              "enum": [
                "header",
                "footer"
              ]
            },
            "variant": {
              "enum": [
                "default",
                "first",
                "even"
              ]
            },
            "resolution": {
              "enum": [
                "effective",
                "explicit"
              ]
            },
            "onWrite": {
              "enum": [
                "materializeIfInherited",
                "editResolvedPart",
                "error"
              ]
            }
          },
          "additionalProperties": false,
          "required": [
            "kind",
            "storyType",
            "section",
            "headerFooterKind",
            "variant"
          ]
        },
        {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "kind": {
              "const": "story"
            },
            "storyType": {
              "const": "headerFooterPart"
            },
            "refId": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          "additionalProperties": false,
          "required": [
            "kind",
            "storyType",
            "refId"
          ]
        },
        {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "kind": {
              "const": "story"
            },
            "storyType": {
              "const": "footnote"
            },
            "noteId": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          "additionalProperties": false,
          "required": [
            "kind",
            "storyType",
            "noteId"
          ]
        },
        {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "kind": {
              "const": "story"
            },
            "storyType": {
              "const": "endnote"
            },
            "noteId": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          "additionalProperties": false,
          "required": [
            "kind",
            "storyType",
            "noteId"
          ]
        },
        {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "kind": {
              "const": "story"
            },
            "storyType": {
              "const": "textbox"
            },
            "textboxId": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          "additionalProperties": false,
          "required": [
            "kind",
            "storyType",
            "textboxId"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    "SectionAddress": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "kind": {
          "const": "section"
        },
        "sectionId": {
          "type": "string"
        }
      },
      "additionalProperties": false,
      "required": [
        "kind",
        "sectionId"
      ]
    }
  },
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "target": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/ListItemAddress"
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "required": [
    "target"
  ]
}
```

## Output schema

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$defs": {},
  "oneOf": [
    {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "success": {
          "const": true
        },
        "deletedCount": {
          "type": "integer",
          "minimum": 0
        }
      },
      "additionalProperties": false,
      "required": [
        "success",
        "deletedCount"
      ]
    },
    {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "success": {
          "const": false
        },
        "failure": {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "code": {
              "enum": [
                "INVALID_TARGET"
              ]
            },
            "message": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "details": {}
          },
          "additionalProperties": false,
          "required": [
            "code",
            "message"
          ]
        }
      },
      "additionalProperties": false,
      "required": [
        "success",
        "failure"
      ]
    }
  ]
}
```

## Pre-apply throws

- `TARGET_NOT_FOUND`
- `CAPABILITY_UNAVAILABLE`
- `INVALID_TARGET`

## Non-applied receipt codes

- `INVALID_TARGET`