---
title: "Post action request to delete/terminate a bulk of case instances"
method: POST
path: "/cmmn-runtime/case-instances/delete"
tags: ["Case Instances"]
---

# Post action request to delete/terminate a bulk of case instances

`POST /cmmn-runtime/case-instances/delete`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://developer-docs.flowable.com/cmmn-api`
- URL: `https://developer-docs.flowable.com/cmmn-api/cmmn-runtime/case-instances/delete`
- Auth: HTTP basic
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/flowable/apis/flowable-cmmn-rest-api/docs/cmmn-runtime/case-instances/delete/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

## Request body

- BulkDeleteInstancesRestActionRequest
  - `action` string
  - `instanceIds` string[]

## Response `204`

Indicates the bulk of case instances was found and deleted. Response body is left empty intentionally.

## Other responses

- `404`: Indicates at least one requested case instance was not found.

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/flowable/apis/flowable-cmmn-rest-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/flowable/apis/flowable-cmmn-rest-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/flowable/apis/flowable-cmmn-rest-api/revisions/afdfa1fcacd0?raw)