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# Delete Purposes from Data Subjects

Initiates TTL-based deletion of specific purposes from data subjects

# OpenAPI definition

```json
{
  "openapi": "3.1.0",
  "info": {
    "title": "Consent & Preferences - Universal Consent & Preference Management (OAS)",
    "version": "1.0",
    "contact": {
      "name": "OneTrust Support",
      "url": "https://my.onetrust.com/s/contactsupport"
    },
    "license": {
      "name": "Apache 2.0",
      "url": "https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0"
    },
    "description": "The Universal Consent & Preference Management APIs are used to integrate external systems and streamline the flow of data with Universal Consent & Preference Management in the OneTrust Platform."
  },
  "servers": [
    {
      "url": "https://{hostname}",
      "variables": {
        "hostname": {
          "default": "hostname",
          "description": "The OneTrust hostname such as app.onetrust.com, app-eu.onetrust.com, app-de.onetrust.com, app-uk.onetrust.com, app-apac.onetrust.com, trial.onetrust.com, or uat.onetrust.com."
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    {
      "name": "data-subject-controller-v-4",
      "description": "",
      "externalDocs": {
        "description": "OpenAPI 3.1.0 - Download Definition",
        "url": "https://developer.onetrust.com/onetrust/openapi/consent-preferences-universal-consent-preference-management-oas.json"
      },
      "x-displayName": "data-subject-controller-v-4"
    }
  ],
  "paths": {
    "/rest/api/consent/v4/data-subjects/profiles": {
      "delete": {
        "operationId": "deletePurposeFromDataSubjectsUsingTTL",
        "summary": "Delete Purposes from Data Subjects",
        "description": "Initiates TTL-based deletion of specific purposes from data subjects",
        "tags": [
          "data-subject-controller-v-4"
        ],
        "x-onetrust": {
          "spec-label": "https://developer.onetrust.com/onetrust/openapi/consent-preferences-universal-consent-preference-management-oas.json"
        },
        "requestBody": {
          "required": true,
          "content": {
            "application/json": {
              "schema": {
                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ConsentAPI_DeletePurposeFromDataSubjectV4"
              }
            }
          }
        },
        "responses": {
          "200": {
            "description": "Accepted request to delete purposes from DataSubjects using TTL",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "type": "string"
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "400": {
            "description": "Bad Request"
          },
          "401": {
            "description": "Unauthorized access",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "type": "string"
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "403": {
            "description": "Forbidden"
          },
          "404": {
            "description": "Unable to find a datasubject with given identifier",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "type": "string"
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "422": {
            "description": "Missing identifier(or)additionalidentifier OR missing purposes in the request",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "type": "string"
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "429": {
            "description": "Too Many Requests. \nFor more information, see [API Rate Limits](https://developer.onetrust.com/onetrust/reference/rate-limits-overview).",
            "headers": {
              "Retry-After": {
                "schema": {
                  "description": "The number of seconds after which requests will be allowed again.",
                  "format": "int32"
                }
              },
              "ot-period": {
                "schema": {
                  "description": "The unit of time for which the rate limit applies",
                  "enum": [
                    "HOUR",
                    "MINUTE"
                  ]
                }
              },
              "ot-ratelimit-event-id": {
                "schema": {
                  "description": "The unique identifier for the rate-limiting event.",
                  "format": "uuid"
                }
              },
              "ot-request-made": {
                "schema": {
                  "description": "The number of requests made within the specified period.",
                  "format": "int32"
                }
              },
              "ot-requests-allowed": {
                "schema": {
                  "description": "The number of requests allowed within the specified period.",
                  "format": "int32"
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "500": {
            "description": "Internal Server Error"
          }
        },
        "security": [
          {
            "ConsentAPI_OAUTH2": [
              "CONSENT"
            ]
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "components": {
    "schemas": {
      "ConsentAPI_DeletePurposeFromDataSubjectV4": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "purposes": {
            "description": "The unique identifiers of the purposes.",
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "type": "string",
              "format": "uuid"
            },
            "example": [
              "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
              "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440001"
            ]
          },
          "identifier": {
            "description": "The data subject identifier of the data subject.",
            "type": "string",
            "example": "user-12345@ot.com"
          },
          "retainReceipts": {
            "description": "This flag indicates whether receipts will be retained while deleting purposes from data subjects. When set to `false`, receipts are removed from the database and no longer appear in the OneTrust Platform UI. However, these receipts are not permanently deleted and can still be retrieved using the [Get List of Receipts API](https://developer.onetrust.com/onetrust/reference/getreceiptlistdetailsusingpost).",
            "type": "boolean",
            "example": false
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "identifier",
          "purposes"
        ]
      }
    },
    "securitySchemes": {
      "ConsentAPI_OAUTH2": {
        "type": "oauth2",
        "flows": {
          "clientCredentials": {
            "tokenUrl": "https://{hostname}/api/access/v1/oauth/token",
            "scopes": {
              "CONSENT": "Consent Scope gives the user access to read/write operations",
              "CONSENT_READ": "Consent Read Scope gives the user read-only access"
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "x-readme": {
    "explorer-enabled": false,
    "proxy-enabled": false,
    "metrics-enabled": false
  },
  "x-onetrust": {
    "spec-label": "OpenAPI 3.1.0"
  }
}
```