---
title: "Remove one final backup by hand (fresh session, a reason, audited). A stored snapshot is forgotten by the host within minutes; a request without a snapshot is given up and the project's stopped resources are deleted without a backup"
method: DELETE
path: "/operator/final-backups/{id}"
tags: ["Operator"]
---

# Remove one final backup by hand (fresh session, a reason, audited). A stored snapshot is forgotten by the host within minutes; a request without a snapshot is given up and the project's stopped resources are deleted without a backup

`DELETE /operator/final-backups/{id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://hostingsurge.com/api/v1`
- URL: `https://hostingsurge.com/api/v1/operator/final-backups/{id}`
- Auth: one of:
  - HTTP bearer
  - API key in cookie `__Host-hs_session`

## Path parameters

- `id` string, uuid, required

## Query parameters

- `reason` string, required

## Response `200`

Removed

- object
  - `status` 'ok', required
  - `outcome` 'snapshot_will_be_forgotten' | 'given_up_without_backup' | 'already_removed', required: snapshot_will_be_forgotten: the host forgets the snapshot at its next run (within minutes); given_up_without_backup: there was no snapshot yet, the request is closed and the stopped engine resources are deleted without a backup
  - `replay` boolean, required

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid request (code invalid_request)
- `403`: Not a platform operator, a bearer-authenticated request, or a session older than 5 minutes (code forbidden; details.reauthenticate is true for the last case)
- `404`: Not found (code not_found)
- `409`: The final backup is not in a state this action applies to (code conflict)

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/hostingsurge/apis/hostingsurge-platform-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/hostingsurge/apis/hostingsurge-platform-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/hostingsurge/apis/hostingsurge-platform-api/revisions/4d08337cdff1?raw)