---
title: "Anonymize users"
method: PUT
path: "/api/v2/anonymize_users"
tags: ["Users"]
---

# Anonymize users

`PUT /api/v2/anonymize_users`

Anonymize a list of users, removing their personal data. This operation is irreversible.
Requires the `user_access_manage` permission.

## Request body

- AnonymizeUsersRequest — Request body for anonymizing users.
  - `data` AnonymizeUsersRequestData, required — Object to anonymize a list of users.
    - `attributes` AnonymizeUsersRequestAttributes, required — Attributes of an anonymize users request.
      - `user_ids` string[], required — List of user IDs (UUIDs) to anonymize.
    - `id` string — Unique identifier for the request. Not used server-side.
    - `type` 'anonymize_users_request', required — Type of the anonymize users request.

## Response `200`

OK

- AnonymizeUsersResponse — Response containing the result of an anonymize users request.
  - `data` AnonymizeUsersResponseData — Response data for anonymizing users.
    - `attributes` AnonymizeUsersResponseAttributes — Attributes of an anonymize users response.
      - `anonymize_errors` AnonymizeUserError[], required — List of errors encountered during anonymization, one entry per failed user.
        - `error` string, required — Error message describing why anonymization failed.
        - `user_id` string, required — UUID of the user that failed to be anonymized.
      - `anonymized_user_ids` string[], required — List of user IDs (UUIDs) that were successfully anonymized.
    - `id` string — Unique identifier of the response.
    - `type` 'anonymize_users_response' — Type of the anonymize users response.

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `403` — Authentication error
- `429` — Too many requests

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[API](https://skmtc.net/datadog/apis/api-v2.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/datadog/apis/api-v2/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/datadog/api-v2/revisions/da68bf029e4c/schema)