---
title: "Bulk delete issues"
method: POST
path: "/rest/api/3/bulk/issues/delete"
tags: ["Issue bulk operations"]
---

# Bulk delete issues

`POST /rest/api/3/bulk/issues/delete`

Use this API to submit a bulk delete request. You can delete up to 1,000 issues in a single operation.

**[Permissions](#permissions) required:**

 *  Global bulk change [permission](https://support.atlassian.com/jira-cloud-administration/docs/manage-global-permissions/).
 *  Delete [issues permission](https://support.atlassian.com/jira-cloud-administration/docs/permissions-for-company-managed-projects/#Delete-issues/) in all projects that contain the selected issues.
 *  Browse [project permission](https://support.atlassian.com/jira-cloud-administration/docs/manage-project-permissions/) in all projects that contain the selected issues.
 *  If [issue-level security](https://confluence.atlassian.com/x/J4lKLg) is configured, issue-level security permission to view the issue.

## Request body

- IssueBulkDeletePayload — Issue Bulk Delete Payload
  - `selectedIssueIdsOrKeys` string[], required — List of issue IDs or keys which are to be bulk deleted. These IDs or keys can be from different projects and issue types.
  - `sendBulkNotification` boolean, nullable — A boolean value that indicates whether to send a bulk change notification when the issues are being deleted. If `true`, dispatches a bulk notification email to users about the updates.

## Response `201`

Returned if the request is successful.

- SubmittedBulkOperation
  - `taskId` string

## Other responses

- `400` — Returned if the request is invalid.
- `401` — Returned if the authentication credentials are incorrect or missing.
- `403` — Returned if the user does not have the necessary permission.

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