# Zone with "phantom device" can't be deleted

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/zone-with-phantom-device-cant-be-deleted/122239>\
**Category:** Questions & Help\
**Created:** [December 1, 2024, 11:19am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/zone-with-phantom-device-cant-be-deleted/122239 "2024-12-01T11:19:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dijker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Dijker](https://community.homey.app/u/Dijker)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2024, 3:36pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/zone-with-phantom-device-cant-be-deleted/122239/6 "2024-12-01T15:36:52Z")

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Use the API Playground to find the device

> **[Homey Developer Tools](https://tools.developer.homey.app/tools/api-playground)**

and remove it there.

or

> [@Orphaned device I can't remove/delete](https://community.homey.app/t/orphaned-device-i-cant-remove-delete/122247/2):
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> Look for the device here:  
> [Homey Developer Tools](https://tools.developer.homey.app/tools/devices)  
> and use the ‘bin’ icon on the right to remove it.

(But Why didn’t you start from scratch, removing all devices for a new start in a different location is fastest with a Factory reset.)

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