---
title: "Soft-delete a **personal** memory by default, or hard-delete it when `force` is true."
method: DELETE
path: "/v1/memories/{memory_id}"
tags: ["memories"]
---

# Soft-delete a \*\*personal\*\* memory by default, or hard-delete it when \`force\` is true.

`DELETE /v1/memories/{memory_id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.kody.codes`
- URL: `https://api.kody.codes/v1/memories/{memory_id}`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Soft-delete a **personal** memory by default, or hard-delete it when `force` is true. Always run `metaMemoryVerify` first. Memory is personal-only; team-org legacy rows cannot be deleted through this tool.

Org permission: none (touches no org data).

## Path parameters

- `memory_id` string, required: Target memory id to delete.

## Query parameters

- `force` boolean: When true, permanently delete the record. Otherwise soft-delete it by setting status to deleted.
- `verified_by_agent` boolean, required: Agent assertion that `metaMemoryVerify` was run before deletion.
- `verification_reference` string: Optional agent-supplied note or reference to the verification step that justified this deletion.

## Response `200`

Success.

- object
  - `ok` boolean, required
  - `force` boolean, required
  - `memory` object, nullable, required
    - `id` string, required
    - `category` string, nullable, required
    - `status` 'active' | 'deleted' | 'archived', required
    - `subject` string, required
    - `summary` string, required
    - `details` string, required
    - `tags` string[], required
    - `source_uris` string[]
    - `dedupe_key` string, nullable, required
    - `created_at` string, required
    - `updated_at` string, required
    - `last_accessed_at` string, nullable, required
    - `deleted_at` string, nullable, required
  - `guidance` string, required

## Other responses

- `400`: Error envelope `{ "error": { "code", "message", "details"? } }`.
- `401`: Error envelope `{ "error": { "code", "message", "details"? } }`.
- `403`: Error envelope `{ "error": { "code", "message", "details"? } }`.
- `404`: Error envelope `{ "error": { "code", "message", "details"? } }`.
- `409`: Error envelope `{ "error": { "code", "message", "details"? } }`.
- `413`: Error envelope `{ "error": { "code", "message", "details"? } }`.
- `429`: Too many requests (edge IP/token limit) or an entitlement / plan-cap limit. Wait at least `Retry-After` seconds before retrying.
- `500`: Error envelope `{ "error": { "code", "message", "details"? } }`.
- `503`: Error envelope `{ "error": { "code", "message", "details"? } }`.
- `default`: Error envelope `{ "error": { "code", "message", "details"? } }`.

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