---
title: "POST /api/v1/{context_id}/lifecycle/expire"
method: POST
path: "/api/v1/{context_id}/lifecycle/expire"
---

# POST /api/v1/{context_id}/lifecycle/expire

`POST /api/v1/{context_id}/lifecycle/expire`

Run category-driven expiry sweep for context-category memories

## Path parameters

- `context_id` string, required

## Response `200`

- LifecycleResponseJson
  - `affected` integer, required

## Other responses

- `401` — Unauthorized
- `422` — Invalid context id

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