---
title: "Bulk delete tests"
method: POST
path: "/api/v2/synthetics/tests/bulk-delete"
tags: ["Synthetics"]
---

# Bulk delete tests

`POST /api/v2/synthetics/tests/bulk-delete`

## Request body

- DeletedTestsRequestDeleteRequest — Request body for bulk deleting Synthetic tests.
  - `data` DeletedTestsRequestDelete, required — Data object for a bulk delete Synthetic tests request.
    - `attributes` DeletedTestsRequestDeleteAttributes, required — Attributes for a bulk delete Synthetic tests request.
      - `force_delete_dependencies` boolean — Whether to force deletion of tests that have dependent resources.
      - `public_ids` string[], required — List of public IDs of the Synthetic tests to delete.
    - `id` string — An optional identifier for the delete request.
    - `type` 'delete_tests_request' — Type for the bulk delete Synthetic tests request, `delete_tests_request`.

## Response `200`

OK

- DeletedTestsResponse — Response containing the list of deleted Synthetic tests.
  - `data` DeletedTestResponseData[] — List of deleted Synthetic test data objects.
    - `attributes` DeletedTestResponseDataAttributes — Attributes of a deleted Synthetic test, including deletion timestamp and public ID.
      - `deleted_at` string — Deletion timestamp of the Synthetic test ID.
      - `public_id` string — The Synthetic test ID deleted.
    - `id` string — The public ID of the deleted Synthetic test.
    - `type` 'delete_tests' — Type for the bulk delete Synthetic tests response, `delete_tests`.

## Other responses

- `400` — API error response.
- `404` — API error response.
- `429` — Too many requests

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