Content Management API > Record

Destroy items in bulk

Body parameters

type string Required

Must be exactly "item_bulk_destroy_operation".

relationships.items.data Required

Records to delete (a maximum of 200 records are allowed per request)

Type: Array<ResourceLinkage<"item">>

Examples

The response contains the ID of the asynchronous job that started:

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POST https://site-api.datocms.com/items/bulk/destroy HTTP/1.1
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Authorization: Bearer YOUR-API-TOKEN
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Accept: application/json
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X-Api-Version: 3
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Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json
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{
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  "data": {
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    "type": "item_bulk_destroy_operation",
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    "relationships": {
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      "items": {
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        "data": [
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          {
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            "type": "item",
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            "id": "hWl-mnkWRYmMCSTq4z_piQ"
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          }
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        ]
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      }
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    }
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  }
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}

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curl -g 'https://site-api.datocms.com/items/bulk/destroy' \
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  -X POST \
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  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR-API-TOKEN" \
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  -H "Accept: application/json" \
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  -H "X-Api-Version: 3" \
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  -H "Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json" \
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  --data-binary '{"data":{"type":"item_bulk_destroy_operation","relationships":{"items":{"data":[{"type":"item","id":"hWl-mnkWRYmMCSTq4z_piQ"}]}}}}'

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await fetch("https://site-api.datocms.com/items/bulk/destroy", {
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  method: "POST",
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  headers: {
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    Authorization: "Bearer YOUR-API-TOKEN",
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    Accept: "application/json",
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    "X-Api-Version": "3",
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    "Content-Type": "application/vnd.api+json",
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  },
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  body: JSON.stringify({
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    data: {
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      type: "item_bulk_destroy_operation",
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      relationships: {
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        items: { data: [{ type: "item", id: "hWl-mnkWRYmMCSTq4z_piQ" }] },
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      },
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    },
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  }),
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});

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HTTP/1.1 202 Accepted
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Content-Type: application/json
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Cache-Control: cache-control: max-age=0, private, must-revalidate
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X-RateLimit-Limit: 30
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X-RateLimit-Remaining: 28
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{
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  "data": {
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    "type": "job",
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    "id": "4235"
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  }
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}

To get the asynchronous job result, poll the job result endpoint. While the task is in progress, the endpoint returns a 404 status code. When the job completes, the status changes to 200 OK:

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GET https://site-api.datocms.com/job-results/:job_result_id HTTP/1.1
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Authorization: Bearer YOUR-API-TOKEN
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Accept: application/json
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X-Api-Version: 3

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curl -g 'https://site-api.datocms.com/job-results/:job_result_id' \
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   \
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  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR-API-TOKEN" \
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  -H "Accept: application/json" \
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  -H "X-Api-Version: 3"

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await fetch("https://site-api.datocms.com/job-results/:job_result_id", {
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  headers: {
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    Authorization: "Bearer YOUR-API-TOKEN",
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    Accept: "application/json",
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    "X-Api-Version": "3",
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  },
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});

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HTTP/1.1 200 OK
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Content-Type: application/json
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Cache-Control: cache-control: max-age=0, private, must-revalidate
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X-RateLimit-Limit: 30
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X-RateLimit-Remaining: 28
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{
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  "data": {
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    "type": "job_result",
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    "id": "34",
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    "attributes": {
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      "status": 200,
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      "payload": {
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        "data": [],
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        "meta": {
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          "successful": 20,
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          "failed": 20
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        }
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      }
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    }
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  }
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}

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