---
title: "Trigger batch for cleaning unreferenced software"
method: POST
path: "/system/maintenance/purgeSoftware"
tags: ["System"]
---

# Trigger batch for cleaning unreferenced software

`POST /system/maintenance/purgeSoftware`

Start the software cleaning batch asynchronously.

## Response `200`

Purge Software

- object
  - `result` 'success' | 'error', required — Result of the request
  - `action` 'purgeSoftware', required — The id of the action
  - `data` string[], required

---

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