---
title: "Cancels a data deletion request"
method: PUT
path: "/api/v2/deletion/requests/{id}/cancel"
tags: ["Data Deletion"]
---

# Cancels a data deletion request

`PUT /api/v2/deletion/requests/{id}/cancel`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.datadoghq.com`
- URL: `https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/deletion/requests/{id}/cancel`
- Auth: API key in header `DD-API-KEY` and API key in header `DD-APPLICATION-KEY`

Cancels a data deletion request by providing its ID.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Response `200`

OK

- CancelDataDeletionResponseBody: The response from the cancel data deletion request endpoint.
  - `data` DataDeletionResponseItem: The created data deletion request information.
    - `attributes` DataDeletionResponseItemAttributes, required: Deletion attribute for data deletion response.
      - `created_at` string, required: Creation time of the deletion request.
      - `created_by` string, required: User who created the deletion request.
      - `from_time` integer, required: Start of requested time window, milliseconds since Unix epoch.
      - `indexes` string[]: List of indexes for the search. If not provided, the search is performed in all indexes.
      - `is_created` boolean, required: Whether the deletion request is fully created or not. It can take several minutes to fully create a deletion request depending on the target query and timeframe.
      - `org_id` integer, required: Organization ID.
      - `product` string, required: Product name.
      - `query` string, required: Query for creating a data deletion request.
      - `starting_at` string, required: Starting time of the process to delete the requested data.
      - `status` string, required: Status of the deletion request.
      - `to_time` integer, required: End of requested time window, milliseconds since Unix epoch.
      - `total_unrestricted` integer, required: Total number of elements to be deleted. Only the data accessible to the current user that matches the query and timeframe provided will be deleted.
      - `updated_at` string, required: Update time of the deletion request.
    - `id` string, required: The ID of the created data deletion request.
    - `type` string, required: The type of the request created.
  - `meta` DataDeletionResponseMeta: The metadata of the data deletion response.
    - `count_product` object: The total deletion requests created by product.
    - `count_status` object: The total deletion requests created by status.
    - `next_page` string: The next page when searching deletion requests created in the current organization.
    - `product` string: The product of the deletion request.
    - `request_status` string: The status of the executed request.

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request
- `403`: Forbidden
- `412`: Precondition failed error
- `429`: Too many requests
- `500`: Internal server error

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