# TYPE_IN_USE: Content type still has entries

> The content type has entries on this ref, subtypes, or repeaters holding it as a component, so it cannot be deleted or made abstract.

Sent by the management API (400). The page: https://coho-cms.com/errors/type-in-use/

## What to do

Delete or move what uses it first, or repeat the request with `confirmDestructive=true`, which orphans them.

## The response

```json
{
  "code": "TYPE_IN_USE",
  "type": "https://coho-cms.com/errors/type-in-use",
  "title": "Content type still has entries",
  "status": 400,
  "detail": "What went wrong in this request, in a sentence.",
  "instance": "/v1/projects/…"
}
```

Every error code: https://coho-cms.com/errors/