---
title: "Soft-delete many conversations"
method: POST
path: "/inboxes/{inbox_id}/batch/delete"
tags: ["Inboxes"]
---

# Soft-delete many conversations

`POST /inboxes/{inbox_id}/batch/delete`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.thrivedesk.com/v1`
- URL: `https://api.thrivedesk.com/v1/inboxes/{inbox_id}/batch/delete`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Soft-delete many conversations.

Personal access token only. The API supports a second, partner-issued token class that is not part of the public surface. This endpoint does not accept that class.

## Path parameters

- `inbox_id` string, required

## Request body

- InboxBatchDeleteBody
  - `conversations` string[], required: IDs of the conversations to soft-delete.

## Response `200`

Success.

- object
  - `message` string

## Other responses

- `401`: Missing or invalid bearer token.
- `403`: Token is valid but does not include a required scope, or the user does not have access to the resource.
- `404`: Resource not found.
- `422`: Request body failed validation.
- `429`: Rate limit exceeded. The `Retry-After` header indicates how long to wait before retrying. See [Pagination and rate limits](/get-started/pagination) for the full rate-limit policy.
- `500`: Unexpected server error.

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