---
title: "Release Legal Hold"
method: POST
path: "/v1/accounts/me/legalHolds/{legalHoldId}/release"
tags: ["Legal Holds"]
---

# Release Legal Hold

`POST /v1/accounts/me/legalHolds/{legalHoldId}/release`

Releases a legal hold specified by the legalHoldId. Once released, it may take up to 24 hours for the documents to be fully removed from the legal hold restriction.

## Path parameters

- `legalHoldId` string, uuid, required

## Response `200`

With the legal hold that was released.

- LegalHold
  - `LegalHoldId` string, uuid, required — Unique ID of the legal hold.
  - `AccountId` number, required — Unique ID for the creating admin’s account.
  - `StartTime` string, date-time, required — Start time of the legal hold.
  - `EndTime` string, date-time, required — End time of the legal hold.
  - `Title` string, required — Title of the legal hold.
  - `Description` string — Description of the legal hold.
  - `Keywords` string — Keyword(s) of the legal hold.
  - `Created` string, date-time, required — Time that the legal hold was created.
  - `Modified` string, date-time, required — Time that the legal hold was last modified.

## Other responses

- `403` — Account does not have permission to access the API.
- `404` — The specified legal hold id was not found.

---

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