# POST /api/v1/document-requests/firm/{request_id}/cancel

> Cancel a document request (firm)

- **Tag:** document-requests
- **Operation ID:** `cancel_document_request_api_v1_document_requests_firm__request_id__cancel_post`

## Description

Withdraw a request the client no longer needs to fulfill.

## Authentication

Bearer token in `Authorization` header.
Required header: `x-business-id: <business uuid>`.

## Parameters

- `request_id` (path, string, required)

## Responses

### 201 — Successful Response

Schema: `DocumentRequestResponse`

- `id` (string · required)
- `business_id` (string · required)
- `advisory_firm_id` (string · required)
- `requested_by_user_id` (string · required)
- `requested_by_name` (string)
- `title` (string · required)
- `description` (string)
- `status` (string · required)
- `due_date` (string · date)
- `file_name` (string)
- `has_file` (boolean)
- `fulfilled_at` (string · date-time)
- `business_name` (string)
- `created_at` (string · date-time · required)
- `updated_at` (string · date-time · required)

### 401 — Unauthorized - Authentication required

### 403 — Forbidden - Insufficient permissions

### 404 — Not Found - Resource does not exist

### 422 — Validation Error

Schema: `HTTPValidationError`

- `detail` (array · ValidationError) → `ValidationError`
  - `loc` (array · string | integer · required)
  - `msg` (string · required)
  - `type` (string · required)
  - `input` (object)
  - `ctx` (object)

## Code samples

### cURL

```bash
curl -X POST 'https://api.ondayzero.com/api/v1/document-requests/firm/{request_id}/cancel' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer dz_your_token' \
  -H 'x-business-id: YOUR_BUSINESS_ID'
```

### JavaScript

```javascript
const response = await fetch('https://api.ondayzero.com/api/v1/document-requests/firm/{request_id}/cancel', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    Authorization: 'Bearer dz_your_token',
    'x-business-id': 'YOUR_BUSINESS_ID',
  },
});
const data = await response.json();
```

### Python

```python
import httpx

headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer dz_your_token",
    "x-business-id": "YOUR_BUSINESS_ID",
}

response = httpx.post("https://api.ondayzero.com/api/v1/document-requests/firm/{request_id}/cancel", headers=headers)
data = response.json()
```

## See also

- HTML version: https://www.ondayzero.com/docs/reference/document-requests/cancel-document-request
- OpenAPI slice: https://www.ondayzero.com/docs/reference/document-requests/cancel-document-request/openapi.json
- Other endpoints in **document-requests**: https://www.ondayzero.com/docs/reference/document-requests