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Unassign a thread

Leave it with nobody.

DELETE/threads/{id}/assignee

Runs the real call on your workspace.

DELETE /threads/{id}/assignee

Leave it with nobody.

Example

Needs threads:write. Nobody is emailed. Answers with the assignment, which has no assignee now.

curl
curl -X DELETE "$OE/threads/thr_7c1e4a90/assignee" -H "$AUTH"
Response
{  "object": "thread_assignment",  "threadId": "thr_7c1e4a90",  "assignee": null,  "assignedBy": {    "object": "team_member",    "id": "usr_8a41be",    "name": "Ada Lovelace",    "email": "ada@example.com"  },  "assignedAt": "2026-10-14T09:12:44.000Z",  "doneBy": null,  "doneAt": null}

A key acts for the workspace owner. A key limited to particular addresses or domains reaches only the threads that arrived at them, and any other thread is a 404.

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