---
title: "Attest removal of participant keys from retained research copies"
method: POST
path: "/admin/research-disclosures/{datasetId}/removal-receipts"
tags: ["Research"]
---

# Attest removal of participant keys from retained research copies

`POST /admin/research-disclosures/{datasetId}/removal-receipts`

## Request

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

Records the operator's statement. Hephaestus cannot inspect or revoke downloaded copies.

## Path parameters

- `datasetId` string, uuid, required

## Request body

- RecordResearchRemovals
  - `participantKeys` string[], required

## Response `200`

OK

- ResearchRemovalReceipt
  - `recorded` integer, required

## Changes

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

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

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/hephaestus-build/apis/hephaestus-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/hephaestus-build/apis/hephaestus-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/hephaestus-build/apis/hephaestus-api/revisions/3592ab716973?raw)