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updatedAt: 2026-06-08T15:30:39.000Z
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# Delete Employee Deduction by resourceId

**Summary Description**

This function will allow the API user to DELETE a particular deduction code that occurs in the past/present/future.

# OpenAPI definition

```json
{
  "openapi": "3.0.4",
  "info": {
    "title": "Pay Setup API",
    "version": "v1"
  },
  "servers": [
    {
      "url": "dc1demogwext.paylocity.com"
    }
  ],
  "paths": {
    "/apiHub/payroll/v1/companies/{companyId}/employees/{employeeId}/deductions/{deductionCode}/{resourceId}": {
      "delete": {
        "tags": [
          "Recurring Deductions"
        ],
        "summary": "Delete Employee Deduction by resourceId",
        "description": "**Summary Description**\n\nThis function will allow the API user to DELETE a particular deduction code that occurs in the past/present/future.",
        "x-explorer-enabled": false,
        "parameters": [
          {
            "name": "companyId",
            "in": "path",
            "description": "The Paylocity Company Identifier. This is the unique value provided by Paylocity to each specific Payroll Entity.\r\n                **Allowable Values:**\r\n                9 char max",
            "required": true,
            "schema": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "example": "A12345"
          },
          {
            "name": "employeeId",
            "in": "path",
            "description": "A filter to use to limit results to a specific employee.\r\n                **Allowable Values:**\r\n                255 char max",
            "required": true,
            "schema": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          {
            "name": "deductionCode",
            "in": "path",
            "description": "Deduction Code",
            "required": true,
            "schema": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          {
            "name": "resourceId",
            "in": "path",
            "description": "Resource ID of the record",
            "required": true,
            "schema": {
              "type": "string",
              "format": "uuid"
            }
          }
        ],
        "responses": {
          "200": {
            "description": "OK"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
```