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# Deletes the specified records from the catalog

> Deletes up to 5000 records from the data catalog in one request. Pass the identifiers of the records to delete as a JSON array in the request body. After you finish updating the catalog, start a reindex operation so that skills search the updated data.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi.json post /api/publicapi/v1/catalogs/{catalogId}/records/delete
openapi: 3.0.1
info:
  title: Vantage processing REST API
  description: >-
    The Vantage Processing REST API lets you process documents programmatically:
    create transactions, upload files, launch skills, monitor progress, and
    download results. For authentication and a first end-to-end request, see the
    [Getting started guide](/vantage/developer/getting-started).
  version: '1.0'
  x-application-version: 1.0.0-20251028.13+6e102d0c2a7a440df9ee9615e09b3c8c333587ac
servers:
  - url: https://vantage-us.abbyy.com
    description: Production United States
  - url: https://vantage-eu.abbyy.com
    description: Production Europe
  - url: https://vantage-au.abbyy.com
    description: Production Australia
security:
  - OAuth2Security:
      - global.wildcard
      - openid
      - permissions
paths:
  /api/publicapi/v1/catalogs/{catalogId}/records/delete:
    post:
      tags:
        - CatalogRecords
      summary: Deletes the specified records from the catalog
      description: >-
        Deletes up to 5000 records from the data catalog in one request. Pass
        the identifiers of the records to delete as a JSON array in the request
        body. After you finish updating the catalog, start a reindex operation
        so that skills search the updated data.
      operationId: DeleteRecords
      parameters:
        - name: catalogId
          in: path
          description: Catalog identifier. You can find it in the list of all catalogs.
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
      requestBody:
        description: An array of record identifiers to delete
        content:
          application/json-patch+json:
            schema:
              maxItems: 5000
              minItems: 1
              type: array
              items:
                type: string
          application/json:
            schema:
              maxItems: 5000
              minItems: 1
              type: array
              items:
                type: string
          text/json:
            schema:
              maxItems: 5000
              minItems: 1
              type: array
              items:
                type: string
          application/*+json:
            schema:
              maxItems: 5000
              minItems: 1
              type: array
              items:
                type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: >-
            Deletion completed. The response body is empty; unlike adding
            records, no per-record report is returned.
        '404':
          description: Not Found
          content:
            text/plain:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ProblemDetails'
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ProblemDetails'
            text/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ProblemDetails'
components:
  schemas:
    Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ProblemDetails:
      type: object
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: URI reference that identifies the problem type.
        title:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: Short, human-readable summary of the problem type.
        status:
          type: integer
          format: int32
          nullable: true
          description: HTTP status code for this occurrence of the problem.
        detail:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: >-
            Human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the
            problem.
        instance:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: >-
            URI reference that identifies this specific occurrence of the
            problem.
      additionalProperties: {}
  securitySchemes:
    OAuth2Security:
      type: oauth2
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: https://vantage-us.abbyy.com/auth2/connect/authorize
          tokenUrl: https://vantage-us.abbyy.com/auth2/connect/token
          scopes:
            global.wildcard: Global wildcard
            openid: User Id
            permissions: User permissions

````