{"id":144797,"date":"2026-09-13T13:17:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T13:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/?post_type=faq&#038;p=144797"},"modified":"2026-09-13T13:17:57","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T13:17:57","slug":"why-cant-i-delete-a-client-category","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/en\/faq\/why-cant-i-delete-a-client-category\/","title":{"rendered":"Why can&#8217;t I delete a client category?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0A client category cannot be deleted in two cases:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If it is <\/span><b>linked to at least one client<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If it has <\/span><b>at least one sub-category<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> under it.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In these cases, the following error message appears when attempting to delete it:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;This category cannot be deleted because it has clients or sub-categories assigned to it. 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