---
title: "Scrub a payment method"
method: PUT
path: "/v1/payment-methods/{payment-method-id}/scrub"
tags: ["Payment Methods"]
---

# Scrub a payment method

`PUT /v1/payment-methods/{payment-method-id}/scrub`

This operation enables you to replace all sensitive data in a payment method, related payment method snapshot table, and four related log tables with dummy values that will be stored in Zuora databases. 

This operation will scrub the sensitive data. 

If you want to delete or anonymize personal data in Zuora, you must scrub the payment method before anonymizing the associated account and contact. See [Delete or anonymize personal data](https://docs.zuora.com?resourceId=edit-and-correct-personal-data) for more information.

**Note:** In order to use this operation, you must ensure that the **Scrub Sensitive Data of Specific Payment Method payments** permission is enabled in your user role. Contact your tenant administrator if you want to enable this permission. See [Scrub Payment Methods](https://docs.zuora.com?resourceId=payments-scrub-payment-methods) for more information.

## Path parameters

- `payment-method-id` string, required

## Headers

- `Accept-Encoding` string
- `Content-Encoding` string
- `Zuora-Track-Id` string
- `Zuora-Entity-Ids` string
- `Zuora-Org-Ids` string
- `Zuora-Version` string

## Response `200`

OK

- CommonResponse
  - `processId` string — The ID of the process that handles the operation.
  - `reasons` object[] — The container of the error code and message. This field is available only if the `success` field is `false`.
    - `code` string — The error code of response.
    - `message` string — The detail information of the error response
  - `requestId` string, uuid — Unique identifier of the request.
  - `success` boolean — Indicates whether the call succeeded.

## Other responses

- `500` — Internal Server Error
- `4XX` — Request Errors

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