diff --git a/.github/workflows/ruby.yml b/.github/workflows/ruby.yml
index f162b01..0d44956 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ruby.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ruby.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
           sdk_version=$(ruby -r ./lib/version -e 'print PodcastApi::VERSION')
           gem install "pkg/podcast_api-$sdk_version.gem" --no-document
           cd /tmp
-          ruby -r podcast_api -e 'abort unless PodcastApi::VERSION == ARGV.fetch(0) && PodcastApi::Client.new.respond_to?(:add_playlist_item)' "$sdk_version"
+          ruby -r podcast_api -e 'abort unless PodcastApi::VERSION == ARGV.fetch(0) && PodcastApi::Client.new.respond_to?(:delete_playlist)' "$sdk_version"
   integration:
     name: Integration (public mock API)
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 88f8c01..78f46b4 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
-    podcast_api (3.0.0)
+    podcast_api (3.1.0)
       httparty (>= 0.24.1, < 0.25)
 
 GEM
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index af000a7..490d1b3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ If you have any questions, please contact [hello@listennotes.com](hello@listenno
 - [`fetch_podcasts_by_domain`](#fetch_podcasts_by_domain) — `GET /podcasts/domains/{domain_name}`
 - [`create_playlist`](#create_playlist) — `POST /playlists`
 - [`update_playlist`](#update_playlist) — `PUT /playlists/{id}`
+- [`delete_playlist`](#delete_playlist) — `DELETE /playlists/{id}`
 - [`add_playlist_item`](#add_playlist_item) — `POST /playlists/{id}/items`
 - [`delete_playlist_item`](#delete_playlist_item) — `DELETE /playlists/{id}/items/{item_id}`
 - [`update_playlist_item_notes`](#update_playlist_item_notes) — `PUT /playlists/{id}/items/{item_id}`
@@ -791,6 +792,30 @@ puts response.parsed_response
 
 [Full API documentation](https://www.listennotes.com/api/docs/#put-api-v2-playlists-id)
 
+### delete_playlist
+
+Delete a playlist.
+
+`DELETE /playlists/{id}`
+
+Permanently delete a playlist, including all episode and podcast references saved in this specific playlist and their notes. The actual episodes and podcasts remain in the Listen Notes podcast database.
+
+**Warning: Deletion cannot be undone. Once deleted, the playlist is gone, regardless of how many episodes or podcasts it contains. You, the developer, are responsible for adding a confirmation step in your app's UI before calling this endpoint to prevent accidental deletion.**
+
+Only playlists owned by your admin API account can be modified; contributor membership does not grant write access.
+
+```ruby
+require "podcast_api"
+
+client = PodcastApi::Client.new(api_key: ENV["LISTEN_API_KEY"])
+response = client.delete_playlist(**{
+  'id' => 'm1pe7z60bsw'
+})
+puts response.parsed_response
+```
+
+[Full API documentation](https://www.listennotes.com/api/docs/#delete-api-v2-playlists-id)
+
 ### add_playlist_item
 
 Add an episode or podcast to a playlist.
diff --git a/lib/api-contract.json b/lib/api-contract.json
index 6d812f8..6fbfffe 100644
--- a/lib/api-contract.json
+++ b/lib/api-contract.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "schema_version": 1,
-  "version": "3.0.0",
+  "version": "3.1.0",
   "operations": [
     {
       "operationId": "search",
@@ -815,6 +815,25 @@
       "summary": "Update playlist metadata.",
       "description": "Update any subset of name, description, visibility, and type. Omitted fields remain unchanged; at least one field is required. Switching to private rotates the playlist RSS secret. Type selects the saved default view (episode_list or podcast_list) and the returned listennotes_url; changing it preserves all existing episodes and podcasts.\n\nOnly playlists owned by your admin API account can be modified; contributor membership does not grant write access."
     },
+    {
+      "operationId": "deletePlaylist",
+      "func": "delete_playlist",
+      "available_from": "3.1.0",
+      "method": "DELETE",
+      "path": "/playlists/{id}",
+      "parameters": [
+        {
+          "name": "id",
+          "in": "path",
+          "required": true
+        }
+      ],
+      "example_params": {
+        "id": "m1pe7z60bsw"
+      },
+      "summary": "Delete a playlist.",
+      "description": "Permanently delete a playlist, including all episode and podcast references saved in this specific playlist and their notes. The actual episodes and podcasts remain in the Listen Notes podcast database.\n\n**Warning: Deletion cannot be undone. Once deleted, the playlist is gone, regardless of how many episodes or podcasts it contains. You, the developer, are responsible for adding a confirmation step in your app's UI before calling this endpoint to prevent accidental deletion.**\n\nOnly playlists owned by your admin API account can be modified; contributor membership does not grant write access."
+    },
     {
       "operationId": "addPlaylistItem",
       "func": "add_playlist_item",
diff --git a/lib/api_methods.rb b/lib/api_methods.rb
index 6cf2cc7..b09501f 100644
--- a/lib/api_methods.rb
+++ b/lib/api_methods.rb
@@ -138,6 +138,11 @@ def update_playlist(**kwargs)
                   [], kwargs)
     end
 
+    def delete_playlist(**kwargs)
+      request_api('DELETE', '/playlists/{id}',
+                  [], kwargs)
+    end
+
     def add_playlist_item(**kwargs)
       request_api('POST', '/playlists/{id}/items',
                   [], kwargs)
diff --git a/lib/version.rb b/lib/version.rb
index 3023265..e45d6b8 100644
--- a/lib/version.rb
+++ b/lib/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 module PodcastApi
-  VERSION = '3.0.0'
+  VERSION = '3.1.0'
 end
diff --git a/tests/integration/mock_api_test.rb b/tests/integration/mock_api_test.rb
index 0aff1b8..3664db0 100644
--- a/tests/integration/mock_api_test.rb
+++ b/tests/integration/mock_api_test.rb
@@ -78,6 +78,10 @@ def assert_response(response, method, path, status = 200)
       elsif operation['operationId'] == 'deletePlaylistItem'
         assert_equal true, payload.fetch('deleted')
         assert_kind_of Integer, payload.fetch('id')
+      elsif operation['operationId'] == 'deletePlaylist'
+        assert_equal true, payload.fetch('deleted')
+        assert_equal operation.fetch('example_params').fetch('id'), payload.fetch('id')
+        assert_nil response.request.options[:body]
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/tests/podcast_api_test.rb b/tests/podcast_api_test.rb
index 13994e3..0ff9c52 100644
--- a/tests/podcast_api_test.rb
+++ b/tests/podcast_api_test.rb
@@ -79,7 +79,28 @@ def test_omitted_notes_are_not_sent
     assert_requested stub, times: 1
   end
 
+  def test_delete_playlist_encodes_id_without_query_or_body
+    params = {id: 'a/b ?#%+é'}
+    before = params.dup
+    stub = stub_request(:delete, MOCK + '/playlists/a%2Fb%20%3F%23%25%2B%C3%A9')
+           .with(query: {}).with { |req| req.body.nil? || req.body.empty? }
+           .to_return(body: JSON.generate(id: params[:id], deleted: true),
+                      headers: {'Content-Type' => 'application/json'})
+    response = @client.delete_playlist(**params)
+    assert_kind_of HTTParty::Response, response
+    assert_equal({'id' => params[:id], 'deleted' => true}, response.parsed_response)
+    assert_equal before, params
+    assert_nil response.request.options[:body]
+    assert_false response.request.options[:headers].key?('Content-Type')
+    assert_requested stub, times: 1
+  end
+
   def test_missing_path_parameters_fail_before_network_access
+    [{}, {id: nil}, {id: ''}].each do |params|
+      error = assert_raise(PodcastApi::InvalidRequestError) { @client.delete_playlist(**params) }
+      assert_equal 'Missing required path parameter: id', error.message
+      assert_nil error.response
+    end
     [{}, {id: nil}, {id: ''}, {id: 'abc'}, {id: 'abc', item_id: nil}, {id: 'abc', item_id: ''}].each do |params|
       error = assert_raise(PodcastApi::InvalidRequestError) { @client.delete_playlist_item(**params) }
       assert_match(/Missing required path parameter:/, error.message)
@@ -134,14 +155,17 @@ def test_invalid_timeouts
    403 => PodcastApi::PermissionDeniedError, 404 => PodcastApi::NotFoundError,
    429 => PodcastApi::RateLimitError, 500 => PodcastApi::PodcastApiError}.each do |status, klass|
     define_method("test_error_#{status}_preserves_server_message_and_response") do
-      stub = stub_request(:post, MOCK + '/playlists').to_return(
-        status: status, body: '{"error":"Specific API error"}', headers: {'X-ListenAPI-Usage' => '5'}
-      )
-      error = assert_raise(klass) { @client.create_playlist(name: 'test') }
-      assert_match(/Specific API error/, error.message)
-      assert_equal status, error.response.code
-      assert_equal '5', error.response.headers['X-ListenAPI-Usage']
-      assert_requested stub, times: 1
+      [[:post, '/playlists', :create_playlist, {name: 'test'}],
+       [:delete, '/playlists/abc', :delete_playlist, {id: 'abc'}]].each do |method, path, func, params|
+        stub = stub_request(method, MOCK + path).to_return(
+          status: status, body: '{"error":"Specific API error"}', headers: {'X-ListenAPI-Usage' => '5'}
+        )
+        error = assert_raise(klass) { @client.public_send(func, **params) }
+        assert_match(/Specific API error/, error.message)
+        assert_equal status, error.response.code
+        assert_equal '5', error.response.headers['X-ListenAPI-Usage']
+        assert_requested stub, times: 1
+      end
     end
   end
 
@@ -164,11 +188,17 @@ def test_all_success_statuses_keep_response_envelope
 
   def test_redirect_is_not_followed
     [301, 302, 303, 307, 308].each do |status|
+      WebMock.reset!
       stub_request(:post, MOCK + '/playlists').to_return(status: status, headers: {'Location' => PROD + '/playlists'})
       error = assert_raise(PodcastApi::PodcastApiError) { @client.create_playlist(name: 'test') }
       assert_equal status, error.response.code
+      stub = stub_request(:delete, MOCK + '/playlists/abc')
+             .to_return(status: status, headers: {'Location' => PROD + '/playlists/abc'})
+      error = assert_raise(PodcastApi::PodcastApiError) { @client.delete_playlist(id: 'abc') }
+      assert_equal status, error.response.code
+      assert_requested stub, times: 1
+      assert_not_requested :any, /listen-api\.listennotes\.com/
     end
-    assert_not_requested :any, /listen-api\.listennotes\.com/
   end
 
   def test_connection_failures_are_wrapped_without_retries
@@ -178,6 +208,9 @@ def test_connection_failures_are_wrapped_without_retries
       stub = stub_request(:put, MOCK + '/playlists/abc').to_raise(klass.new('connection failed'))
       assert_raise(PodcastApi::APIConnectionError) { @client.update_playlist(id: 'abc', description: '') }
       assert_requested stub, times: 1
+      stub = stub_request(:delete, MOCK + '/playlists/abc').to_raise(klass.new('connection failed'))
+      assert_raise(PodcastApi::APIConnectionError) { @client.delete_playlist(id: 'abc') }
+      assert_requested stub, times: 1
     end
   end