# Delete a sent copy

DELETE /v1/sent/{message_id}

Source: https://cherami.to/docs/api/sending/delete-sent-message



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`DELETE /v1/sent/{message_id}`

Requires a [Claim-issued API key](https://cherami.to/docs/api#authentication): `Authorization: Bearer YOUR_CREDENTIAL`.

`DELETE /v1/sent/{message_id}` returns `202` with `id` and `status: "deletion_pending"`. Permanently deletes the sent copy and its attachments with no trash or undo. Deletion does not refund sending quota. Repeating DELETE is safe and can return `202` or `404`.

## Parameters [#parameters]

| Parameter    | Location | Required | Type   | Meaning                                        |
| ------------ | -------- | -------- | ------ | ---------------------------------------------- |
| `message_id` | path     | Yes      | string | Owned Cherami resource ID returned by the API. |

## curl example [#curl-example]

Replace resource-ID placeholders with returned IDs. Supply `CHERAMI_API_KEY` through your private shell environment.

```sh
curl --silent --show-error --include --request DELETE \
  "https://cherami.to/v1/sent/MESSAGE_ID" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $CHERAMI_API_KEY"
```

## Responses [#responses]

### HTTP 202 [#http-202]

Request accepted; inspect the response for its meaning.

* `X-Request-ID`: Support correlation ID, not an idempotency key.

Content type: `application/json`.

[Deleted](#schema-deleted)

```json
{
  "id": "11111111-1111-4111-8111-111111111111",
  "status": "deletion_pending",
  "message": "Example"
}
```

### HTTP 401 [#http-401]

`unauthorized`: Provide a valid bearer credential. Use [human-approved recovery](https://cherami.to/docs/guides/recovery) if access is lost.

* `X-Request-ID`: Support correlation ID, not an idempotency key.
* `WWW-Authenticate`: `"Bearer"`

Content type: `application/json`.

[Error](#schema-error)

### HTTP 403 [#http-403]

`operation_not_allowed`: This account cannot send mail, delete mail, or delete inboxes. Contact support if unexpected.

* `X-Request-ID`: Support correlation ID, not an idempotency key.

Content type: `application/json`.

[Error](#schema-error)

### HTTP 404 [#http-404]

`not_found`: Resource is absent or inaccessible to this account. Reply targets must be in the sending inbox.

* `X-Request-ID`: Support correlation ID, not an idempotency key.

Content type: `application/json`.

[Error](#schema-error)

### HTTP 500 [#http-500]

`internal_error`: Operation failed; a write may already have happened. Follow the operation-specific recovery below.

* `X-Request-ID`: Support correlation ID, not an idempotency key.

Content type: `application/json`.

[Error](#schema-error)

## Schema: Deleted [#schema-deleted]

| Field     | Required | Type                 | Meaning and constraints                                                        |
| --------- | -------- | -------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `id`      | Yes      | string               | Cherami resource ID, distinct from the RFC Message-ID. Use the returned value. |
| `status`  | Yes      | `"deletion_pending"` |                                                                                |
| `message` | Yes      | string               |                                                                                |

## Schema: Error [#schema-error]

| Field   | Required | Type   | Meaning and constraints |
| ------- | -------- | ------ | ----------------------- |
| `error` | Yes      | object |                         |

### `error` fields [#error-fields]

| Field     | Required | Type   | Meaning and constraints                                                                       |
| --------- | -------- | ------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `code`    | Yes      | string | Programmatic error code. Handle unrecognized codes by status and operation-specific recovery. |
| `message` | Yes      | string | Human-readable context, not a stable string to match.                                         |

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