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DELETE
curl
Purges one template: it is removed from every kind of matching and the stored template is deleted. The purge is irreversible and is recorded on the audit trail with the acting principal.

Retry semantics

Didit deletes the stored template first and only then marks the template purged. If a biometric store is unavailable the call returns 503, the template moves to status: purge_failed, and it is already excluded from matching. Repeat the same call to finish the purge.

Errors

Other purge points

Templates are also purged when you delete the owning User with Batch Delete Users, when you delete any session of that User with deletion_instruction: "privacy_erasure", and automatically at expires_at. See Purge points.

Authorizations

x-api-key
string
header
required

Path Parameters

template_uuid
string<uuid>
required

Template id, as returned in biometric_template_uuid by the session deletion endpoints, biometric_template_id on a Face Search match, or the list endpoint.

Example:

"9d2f4b6e-1c3a-4e8f-b7d5-0a1c2e3f4a5b"

Response

Purge outcome.

uuid
string<uuid>
outcome
enum<string>
Available options:
purged,
already_purged