---
title: "Preview which capsules cite the capsules about to be deleted (count and a sample of five)"
method: POST
path: "/api/preview/capsules/batch/delete-impact"
tags: ["capsule"]
---

# Preview which capsules cite the capsules about to be deleted (count and a sample of five)

`POST /api/preview/capsules/batch/delete-impact`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://symbol.chat` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://symbol.chat/api/preview/capsules/batch/delete-impact`
- Auth: one of:
  - HTTP bearer
  - API key in cookie `__Secure-next-auth.session-token`
  - OAuth 2
    - Authorization code: `https://mcp.symbol.chat/authorize`
    - Token URL: `https://mcp.symbol.chat/token`

## Request body

- object
  - `capsuleIds` string[], required: Capsule UUIDs to operate on

## Response `200`

Successful response

- object
  - `capsules` object[], required
    - `capsule_id` string, required: UUID v4 string
    - `citing_count` integer, required
  - `cited_count` integer, required: Of those, how many are cited.
  - `citing_count` integer, required: Distinct live capsules, outside the set, that cite any of them.
  - `citing_sample` object[], required
    - `id` string, required: UUID v4 string
    - `ref` string, required: @type/alias or @type/N
    - `title` string, required
  - `total` integer, required: Requested capsules the caller may delete.

## Changes

- **2026-10-09** `c7729725d527`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/symbol/apis/symbol-api/changes/api/preview/capsules/batch/delete-impact/post.md)

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