---
title: "Delete multiple journal entries"
method: DELETE
path: "/books/journal-entries"
tags: ["Books"]
---

# Delete multiple journal entries

`DELETE /books/journal-entries`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.mercury.com/api/v1`
- URL: `https://api.mercury.com/api/v1/books/journal-entries`
- Auth: HTTP bearer
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/mercurytechnologies/apis/mercury-api/docs/books/journal-entries/delete.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Deletes one or more journal entries of a Books instance by journal entry ID. Returns no content on success. To find journal entry IDs, use listBooksJournalEntries.

## Query parameters

- `booksId` string, uuid: The Books instance to act on. Must be the token organization's own instance, which it defaults to.

## Request body

- DeleteBooksAPIJournalEntriesRequest: Request to delete journal entries.
  - `journalEntryIds` string[], required: A list of journal entry ids to delete

## Response `200`

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid `body` or `booksId`

## Changes

- **2026-11-03** `95c77a617769`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/mercurytechnologies/apis/mercury-api/changes/books/journal-entries/delete.md)

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