---
title: "Cancel a data transfer"
method: DELETE
path: "/transfer"
tags: ["transfer"]
---

# Cancel a data transfer

`DELETE /transfer`

## Request body

- DeleteTransferRequest
  - `transferId` string, required — id of the transfer that should be cancelled

## Response `200`

Transfer canceled successfully

- DeleteTransferResponse
  - `transferId` string, required — Transfer id affected
  - `status` string — New status of the transfer.

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid request

## Changes

> 33 revisions in range; 3 not diffed.

- **2025-02-03** `bd936a25135c` — 1 breaking, 2 warning, 1 info
  - added the new required request property `transferId`
  - removed the request property `ingestId`
  - removed the optional property `ingestId` from the response with the `200` status
  - added the required property `transferId` to the response with the `200` status
- **2025-01-31** `318e4879b08f` — 1 breaking, 2 warning, 1 info
  - added the new required request property `transferId`
  - removed the request property `ingestId`
  - removed the optional property `ingestId` from the response with the `200` status
  - added the required property `transferId` to the response with the `200` status
- **2025-01-31** `89e14302a637` — 1 breaking, 1 warning, 2 info
  - removed the required property `transferId` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the request property `transferId`
  - added the new optional request property `ingestId`
  - added the optional property `ingestId` to the response with the `200` status
- **2025-01-28** `428c85eceb74` — 1 breaking, 1 warning, 2 info
  - removed the required property `transferId` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the request property `transferId`
  - added the new optional request property `ingestId`
  - added the optional property `ingestId` to the response with the `200` status
- …earlier changes not shown

[Full history](https://skmtc.dev/swissopenem/apis/scicat-ingestor-api/changes/transfer/delete.md)

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