---
title: "Hard Delete a Source (deleteSourceIdentity)"
method: POST
path: "/deleteSourceIdentity"
---

# Hard Delete a Source (deleteSourceIdentity)

`POST /deleteSourceIdentity`

Permanently removes all information and history associated with a specific source name + native ID across Verato. This also removes merge/unmerge history associated with that source identity. Use with caution.

## Request body

- ServiceRequestDeleteSourceIdentity
  - `content` DeleteSourceIdentityWsRequest — Deletes all information associated with the source provided within
    - `source` Source, required — Represents the information tracking an identity to a source that contains the identity
      - `date` string — The date of the source data in ISO format (yyyy-mm-dd).
      - `name` string — The name of the data source. Must be unique across Verato.
      - `id` string — The ID of an identity within the given data source.
  - `trackingId` string

## Response `200`

OK

- ServiceResponseDeleteSourceIdentity
  - `auditId` string
  - `success` boolean
  - `warnings` string[]
  - `retryableError` boolean
  - `message` string
  - `content` DeleteSourceIdentityWsResponse — Service response for a Source-based query
    - `linkIdsModified` string[] — The list of LINK ids that had information removed, but were not deleted
    - `linkIdsDeleted` string[] — The list of LINK ids that were deleted
  - `errors` string[]
  - `trackingId` string

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[API](https://skmtc.net/verato/apis/verato-person-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/verato/apis/verato-person-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/verato/verato-person-api/revisions/8225f2689816/schema)