---
title: "Bulk Delete Messages"
method: DELETE
path: "/channels/{target}/messages/bulk"
tags: ["Messaging"]
---

# Bulk Delete Messages

`DELETE /channels/{target}/messages/bulk`

Delete multiple messages you've sent or one you have permission to delete.

This will always require `ManageMessages` permission regardless of whether you own the message or not.

Messages must have been sent within the past 1 week.

## Path parameters

- `target` string, required

## Headers

- `X-Audit-Log-Reason` string

## Request body

- OptionsBulkDelete — Options for bulk deleting messages
  - `ids` string[], required — Message IDs

## Response `204`

Success

## Other responses

- `default` — An error occurred.

## Changes

- **2026-08-27** `a09d9d97fec9` — 1 info
  - added the required property `oneOf[subschema #2]/locale` to the response with the `default` status
- **2026-08-25** `66efa81c8e1f` — 1 breaking
  - added `subschema #2` to the response body `oneOf` list for the response status `default`
- **2026-07-26** `7a23c8b93766` — 1 breaking, 1 info
  - added `subschema #65, subschema #66, subschema #67, subschema #81, subschema #82, subschema #83, subschema #84, subschema #85, subschema #86, subschema #87, subschema #88, subschema #89, subschema #90, subschema #91, subschema #92, subschema #93, subschema #94, subschema #95` to the response body `oneOf` list for the response status `default`
  - added the new optional `header` request parameter `X-Audit-Log-Reason`

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/revolt/apis/revolt-api/changes/channels/:target/messages/bulk/delete.md)

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