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# conflict

> 409 — the current state of the resource refuses the request

<Info>
  **Quick Summary:** The request is well-formed but the current state of the resource refuses it — most often a **guarded delete**. The body extension members tell you exactly what stands in the way.
</Info>

## What happened

Common cases:

* **Deleting a career** that still has sections, skills, levels or assigned people. The body carries `confirmRequired: true` and a `dependencies` object with the counts. Retrying with `?confirm=true` performs the delete anyway.
* **Deleting a career level** where people are assigned at that level. The body carries `wouldUnassignPeopleCount` — deleting unassigns those people from the **entire career**. Retry with `?confirm=true` to proceed.
* **Deleting a career type** that careers still use.
* A concurrent request with the same `Idempotency-Key` is **still executing** — retry shortly to receive its stored response.

## What to do

Read the extension members, decide deliberately, and — for guarded deletes — retry with `?confirm=true` only when the reported consequences are acceptable.