---
title: "Bulk delete custom field options"
method: DELETE
path: "/v3/custom_field_options/bulk"
tags: ["Custom Field Options"]
---

# Bulk delete custom field options

`DELETE /v3/custom_field_options/bulk`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://harvest.greenhouse.io`
- URL: `https://harvest.greenhouse.io/v3/custom_field_options/bulk`
- Auth: OAuth 2
  - Authorization code: `https://auth.greenhouse.io/authorize`
  - Client credentials
  - Token URL: `https://auth.greenhouse.io/token` scopes: `harvest:custom_field_options:destroy`

Asynchronously archive many options at once by id. Like the single-resource DELETE, this is a soft archive — rows are flagged `active: false`, historical selections are preserved, and archived options are still returned by the list endpoint unless `active=true` is passed. Per-item success or failure is reported through the bulk-status endpoint.

## Request body

- object
  - `callback_url` string: Optional HTTPS URL Greenhouse will POST to when every row in `data` has finished. Omit to poll `GET /v3/bulk_requests/{bulk_action_uuid}` instead.
  - `data` integer[], required: Array of integer ids identifying the records to delete. Each id is dispatched to the matching non-bulk DELETE endpoint in its own Sidekiq job.

## Response `202`

Accepted

- object
  - `bulk_action_uuid` string: UUID assigned to the new bulk request. Use this with `GET /v3/bulk_requests/{bulk_action_uuid}` to monitor progress and retrieve per-row results.
  - `status` string: Initial lifecycle state of the new bulk request, typically `building` immediately after creation. See the bulk request response schema for the full set of values.
  - `status_url` string: Relative path that returns the current status of the bulk request. Append this to your Harvest base URL to fetch the latest state.

## Other responses

- `401`: Unauthorized
- `413`: Payload is larger than 10MB
- `422`: Validation Error
- `429`: Client has more than 5 active jobs

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/greenhouse/apis/harvest-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/greenhouse/apis/harvest-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/greenhouse/apis/harvest-api/revisions/822822e3f771?raw)