---
title: "Soft-delete an identity identifier"
method: DELETE
path: "/identifiers/{identifierId}"
tags: ["IdentityIdentifiers"]
---

# Soft-delete an identity identifier

`DELETE /identifiers/{identifierId}`

Marks the identifier as deleted. Deleted identifiers are not returned in
ordinary reads and lists.

## Response `204`

Identifier deleted.

## Other responses

- `401` — unresolved $ref
- `404` — unresolved $ref
- `500` — unresolved $ref

## Changes

- **2026-06-18** `64d374076b5c` — 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/sphereon-opensource/apis/identity-manager-api/changes/identifiers/:identifierId/delete.md)

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