---
title: "Attest destruction or anonymization of every retained research copy"
method: POST
path: "/admin/research-disclosures/{datasetId}/closure"
tags: ["Research"]
---

# Attest destruction or anonymization of every retained research copy

`POST /admin/research-disclosures/{datasetId}/closure`

## Request

- Base URL: `/` (relative, and the document was published on a file host, not at the API’s origin)
- URL: `/admin/research-disclosures/{datasetId}/closure`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Closes the disclosure and deletes its protected subject mapping. This is an operator attestation, not a check of the research team's storage.

## Path parameters

- `datasetId` string, uuid, required

## Request body

- CloseResearchDisclosure
  - `closure` 'DESTROYED' | 'ANONYMIZED', required

## Response `200`

OK

## Changes

- **2026-10-21** `ed6545f3a5cd`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/hephaestus-build/apis/hephaestus-api/changes/admin/research-disclosures/:datasetId/closure/post.md)

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