---
title: "Queues a specific identity to be deleted from the merkle tree"
method: POST
path: "/deleteIdentity"
---

# Queues a specific identity to be deleted from the merkle tree

`POST /deleteIdentity`

## Request body

- IdentityCommitment
  - `identityCommitment` string

## Response `202`

Identity has been successfully queued for deletion

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid request

## Changes

- **2023-09-25** `da70910ab727` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2022-06-09** `53a386390a03` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/worldcoin/apis/signup-sequencer/changes/deleteIdentity/post.md)

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