---
title: Bulk delete datastore items
description: Datadog, the leading service for cloud-scale monitoring.
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# Bulk delete datastore items{% #bulk-delete-datastore-items %}
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| Datadog site      | API endpoint                                                                             |
| ----------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ap1.datadoghq.com | DELETE https://api.ap1.datadoghq.com/api/v2/actions-datastores/{datastore_id}/items/bulk |
| ap2.datadoghq.com | DELETE https://api.ap2.datadoghq.com/api/v2/actions-datastores/{datastore_id}/items/bulk |
| app.datadoghq.eu  | DELETE https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v2/actions-datastores/{datastore_id}/items/bulk      |
| app.ddog-gov.com  | DELETE https://api.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/actions-datastores/{datastore_id}/items/bulk      |
| us2.ddog-gov.com  | DELETE https://api.us2.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/actions-datastores/{datastore_id}/items/bulk  |
| app.datadoghq.com | DELETE https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/actions-datastores/{datastore_id}/items/bulk     |
| us3.datadoghq.com | DELETE https://api.us3.datadoghq.com/api/v2/actions-datastores/{datastore_id}/items/bulk |
| us5.datadoghq.com | DELETE https://api.us5.datadoghq.com/api/v2/actions-datastores/{datastore_id}/items/bulk |

### Overview

Deletes multiple items from a datastore by their keys in a single operation. This endpoint requires the `apps_datastore_write` permission.

### Arguments

#### Path Parameters

| Name                           | Type   | Description              |
| ------------------------------ | ------ | ------------------------ |
| datastore_id [*required*] | string | The ID of the datastore. |

### Request

#### Body Data (required)



{% tab title="Model" %}

| Parent field | Field                  | Type     | Description                                                                                                          |
| ------------ | ---------------------- | -------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
|              | data                   | object   | Data wrapper containing the data needed to delete items from a datastore.                                            |
| data         | attributes             | object   | Attributes of request data to delete items from a datastore.                                                         |
| attributes   | item_keys              | [string] | List of primary keys identifying items to delete from datastore. Up to 100 items can be deleted in a single request. |
| data         | id                     | string   | ID for the datastore of the items to delete.                                                                         |
| data         | type [*required*] | enum     | Items resource type. Allowed enum values: `items`                                                                    |

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{% tab title="Example" %}

```json
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "item_keys": [
        "test-key"
      ]
    },
    "type": "items"
  }
}
```

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### Response

{% tab title="200" %}
OK
{% tab title="Model" %}
The definition of `DeleteAppsDatastoreItemResponseArray` object.

| Parent field | Field                  | Type     | Description                                                         |
| ------------ | ---------------------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------- |
|              | data [*required*] | [object] | The `DeleteAppsDatastoreItemResponseArray` `data`.                  |
| data         | id                     | string   | The unique identifier of the item that was deleted.                 |
| data         | type [*required*] | enum     | The resource type for datastore items. Allowed enum values: `items` |

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{% tab title="Example" %}

```json
{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "string",
      "type": "items"
    }
  ]
}
```

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{% tab title="400" %}
Bad Request
{% tab title="Model" %}
API error response.

| Parent field | Field                    | Type     | Description                                                                     |
| ------------ | ------------------------ | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
|              | errors [*required*] | [object] | A list of errors.                                                               |
| errors       | detail                   | string   | A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the error.          |
| errors       | meta                     | object   | Non-standard meta-information about the error                                   |
| errors       | source                   | object   | References to the source of the error.                                          |
| source       | header                   | string   | A string indicating the name of a single request header which caused the error. |
| source       | parameter                | string   | A string indicating which URI query parameter caused the error.                 |
| source       | pointer                  | string   | A JSON pointer to the value in the request document that caused the error.      |
| errors       | status                   | string   | Status code of the response.                                                    |
| errors       | title                    | string   | Short human-readable summary of the error.                                      |

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{% tab title="Example" %}

```json
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "detail": "Missing required attribute in body",
      "meta": {},
      "source": {
        "header": "Authorization",
        "parameter": "limit",
        "pointer": "/data/attributes/title"
      },
      "status": "400",
      "title": "Bad Request"
    }
  ]
}
```

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{% tab title="404" %}
Not Found
{% tab title="Model" %}
API error response.

| Parent field | Field                    | Type     | Description                                                                     |
| ------------ | ------------------------ | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
|              | errors [*required*] | [object] | A list of errors.                                                               |
| errors       | detail                   | string   | A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the error.          |
| errors       | meta                     | object   | Non-standard meta-information about the error                                   |
| errors       | source                   | object   | References to the source of the error.                                          |
| source       | header                   | string   | A string indicating the name of a single request header which caused the error. |
| source       | parameter                | string   | A string indicating which URI query parameter caused the error.                 |
| source       | pointer                  | string   | A JSON pointer to the value in the request document that caused the error.      |
| errors       | status                   | string   | Status code of the response.                                                    |
| errors       | title                    | string   | Short human-readable summary of the error.                                      |

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{% tab title="Example" %}

```json
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "detail": "Missing required attribute in body",
      "meta": {},
      "source": {
        "header": "Authorization",
        "parameter": "limit",
        "pointer": "/data/attributes/title"
      },
      "status": "400",
      "title": "Bad Request"
    }
  ]
}
```

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{% tab title="429" %}
Too many requests
{% tab title="Model" %}
API error response.

| Field                    | Type     | Description       |
| ------------------------ | -------- | ----------------- |
| errors [*required*] | [string] | A list of errors. |

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{% tab title="Example" %}

```json
{
  "errors": [
    "Bad Request"
  ]
}
```

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{% tab title="500" %}
Internal Server Error
{% tab title="Model" %}
API error response.

| Parent field | Field                    | Type     | Description                                                                     |
| ------------ | ------------------------ | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
|              | errors [*required*] | [object] | A list of errors.                                                               |
| errors       | detail                   | string   | A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the error.          |
| errors       | meta                     | object   | Non-standard meta-information about the error                                   |
| errors       | source                   | object   | References to the source of the error.                                          |
| source       | header                   | string   | A string indicating the name of a single request header which caused the error. |
| source       | parameter                | string   | A string indicating which URI query parameter caused the error.                 |
| source       | pointer                  | string   | A JSON pointer to the value in the request document that caused the error.      |
| errors       | status                   | string   | Status code of the response.                                                    |
| errors       | title                    | string   | Short human-readable summary of the error.                                      |

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{% tab title="Example" %}

```json
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "detail": "Missing required attribute in body",
      "meta": {},
      "source": {
        "header": "Authorization",
        "parameter": "limit",
        "pointer": "/data/attributes/title"
      },
      "status": "400",
      "title": "Bad Request"
    }
  ]
}
```

{% /tab %}

{% /tab %}

### Code Example

##### 
                          \## default
# 
 \# Path parameters export datastore_id="CHANGE_ME" \# Curl command curl -X DELETE "https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/actions-datastores/${datastore_id}/items/bulk" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "DD-API-KEY: ${DD_API_KEY}" \
-H "DD-APPLICATION-KEY: ${DD_APP_KEY}" \
-d @- << EOF
{
  "data": {
    "type": "items"
  }
}
EOF 
                        
##### 

```go
// Bulk delete datastore items returns "OK" response

package main

import (
	"context"
	"encoding/json"
	"fmt"
	"os"

	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-api-client-go/v2/api/datadog"
	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-api-client-go/v2/api/datadogV2"
)

func main() {
	// there is a valid "datastore" in the system
	DatastoreDataID := os.Getenv("DATASTORE_DATA_ID")

	body := datadogV2.BulkDeleteAppsDatastoreItemsRequest{
		Data: &datadogV2.BulkDeleteAppsDatastoreItemsRequestData{
			Attributes: &datadogV2.BulkDeleteAppsDatastoreItemsRequestDataAttributes{
				ItemKeys: []string{
					"test-key",
				},
			},
			Type: datadogV2.BULKDELETEAPPSDATASTOREITEMSREQUESTDATATYPE_ITEMS,
		},
	}
	ctx := datadog.NewDefaultContext(context.Background())
	configuration := datadog.NewConfiguration()
	apiClient := datadog.NewAPIClient(configuration)
	api := datadogV2.NewActionsDatastoresApi(apiClient)
	resp, r, err := api.BulkDeleteDatastoreItems(ctx, DatastoreDataID, body)

	if err != nil {
		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error when calling `ActionsDatastoresApi.BulkDeleteDatastoreItems`: %v\n", err)
		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Full HTTP response: %v\n", r)
	}

	responseContent, _ := json.MarshalIndent(resp, "", "  ")
	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "Response from `ActionsDatastoresApi.BulkDeleteDatastoreItems`:\n%s\n", responseContent)
}
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=go) and then save the example to `main.go` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<API-KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<APP-KEY>" go run "main.go"
##### 

```java
// Bulk delete datastore items returns "OK" response

import com.datadog.api.client.ApiClient;
import com.datadog.api.client.ApiException;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.api.ActionsDatastoresApi;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.BulkDeleteAppsDatastoreItemsRequest;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.BulkDeleteAppsDatastoreItemsRequestData;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.BulkDeleteAppsDatastoreItemsRequestDataAttributes;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.BulkDeleteAppsDatastoreItemsRequestDataType;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.DeleteAppsDatastoreItemResponseArray;
import java.util.Collections;

public class Example {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    ApiClient defaultClient = ApiClient.getDefaultApiClient();
    ActionsDatastoresApi apiInstance = new ActionsDatastoresApi(defaultClient);

    // there is a valid "datastore" in the system
    String DATASTORE_DATA_ID = System.getenv("DATASTORE_DATA_ID");

    BulkDeleteAppsDatastoreItemsRequest body =
        new BulkDeleteAppsDatastoreItemsRequest()
            .data(
                new BulkDeleteAppsDatastoreItemsRequestData()
                    .attributes(
                        new BulkDeleteAppsDatastoreItemsRequestDataAttributes()
                            .itemKeys(Collections.singletonList("test-key")))
                    .type(BulkDeleteAppsDatastoreItemsRequestDataType.ITEMS));

    try {
      DeleteAppsDatastoreItemResponseArray result =
          apiInstance.bulkDeleteDatastoreItems(DATASTORE_DATA_ID, body);
      System.out.println(result);
    } catch (ApiException e) {
      System.err.println("Exception when calling ActionsDatastoresApi#bulkDeleteDatastoreItems");
      System.err.println("Status code: " + e.getCode());
      System.err.println("Reason: " + e.getResponseBody());
      System.err.println("Response headers: " + e.getResponseHeaders());
      e.printStackTrace();
    }
  }
}
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=java) and then save the example to `Example.java` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<API-KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<APP-KEY>" java "Example.java"
##### 

```python
"""
Bulk delete datastore items returns "OK" response
"""

from os import environ
from datadog_api_client import ApiClient, Configuration
from datadog_api_client.v2.api.actions_datastores_api import ActionsDatastoresApi
from datadog_api_client.v2.model.bulk_delete_apps_datastore_items_request import BulkDeleteAppsDatastoreItemsRequest
from datadog_api_client.v2.model.bulk_delete_apps_datastore_items_request_data import (
    BulkDeleteAppsDatastoreItemsRequestData,
)
from datadog_api_client.v2.model.bulk_delete_apps_datastore_items_request_data_attributes import (
    BulkDeleteAppsDatastoreItemsRequestDataAttributes,
)
from datadog_api_client.v2.model.bulk_delete_apps_datastore_items_request_data_type import (
    BulkDeleteAppsDatastoreItemsRequestDataType,
)

# there is a valid "datastore" in the system
DATASTORE_DATA_ID = environ["DATASTORE_DATA_ID"]

body = BulkDeleteAppsDatastoreItemsRequest(
    data=BulkDeleteAppsDatastoreItemsRequestData(
        attributes=BulkDeleteAppsDatastoreItemsRequestDataAttributes(
            item_keys=[
                "test-key",
            ],
        ),
        type=BulkDeleteAppsDatastoreItemsRequestDataType.ITEMS,
    ),
)

configuration = Configuration()
with ApiClient(configuration) as api_client:
    api_instance = ActionsDatastoresApi(api_client)
    response = api_instance.bulk_delete_datastore_items(datastore_id=DATASTORE_DATA_ID, body=body)

    print(response)
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=python) and then save the example to `example.py` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<API-KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<APP-KEY>" python3 "example.py"
##### 

```ruby
# Bulk delete datastore items returns "OK" response

require "datadog_api_client"
api_instance = DatadogAPIClient::V2::ActionsDatastoresAPI.new

# there is a valid "datastore" in the system
DATASTORE_DATA_ID = ENV["DATASTORE_DATA_ID"]

body = DatadogAPIClient::V2::BulkDeleteAppsDatastoreItemsRequest.new({
  data: DatadogAPIClient::V2::BulkDeleteAppsDatastoreItemsRequestData.new({
    attributes: DatadogAPIClient::V2::BulkDeleteAppsDatastoreItemsRequestDataAttributes.new({
      item_keys: [
        "test-key",
      ],
    }),
    type: DatadogAPIClient::V2::BulkDeleteAppsDatastoreItemsRequestDataType::ITEMS,
  }),
})
p api_instance.bulk_delete_datastore_items(DATASTORE_DATA_ID, body)
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=ruby) and then save the example to `example.rb` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<API-KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<APP-KEY>" rb "example.rb"
##### 

```rust
// Bulk delete datastore items returns "OK" response
use datadog_api_client::datadog;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::api_actions_datastores::ActionsDatastoresAPI;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::BulkDeleteAppsDatastoreItemsRequest;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::BulkDeleteAppsDatastoreItemsRequestData;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::BulkDeleteAppsDatastoreItemsRequestDataAttributes;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::BulkDeleteAppsDatastoreItemsRequestDataType;

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() {
    // there is a valid "datastore" in the system
    let datastore_data_id = std::env::var("DATASTORE_DATA_ID").unwrap();
    let body = BulkDeleteAppsDatastoreItemsRequest::new().data(
        BulkDeleteAppsDatastoreItemsRequestData::new(
            BulkDeleteAppsDatastoreItemsRequestDataType::ITEMS,
        )
        .attributes(
            BulkDeleteAppsDatastoreItemsRequestDataAttributes::new()
                .item_keys(vec!["test-key".to_string()]),
        ),
    );
    let configuration = datadog::Configuration::new();
    let api = ActionsDatastoresAPI::with_config(configuration);
    let resp = api
        .bulk_delete_datastore_items(datastore_data_id.clone(), body)
        .await;
    if let Ok(value) = resp {
        println!("{:#?}", value);
    } else {
        println!("{:#?}", resp.unwrap_err());
    }
}
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=rust) and then save the example to `src/main.rs` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<API-KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<APP-KEY>" cargo run
##### 

```typescript
/**
 * Bulk delete datastore items returns "OK" response
 */

import { client, v2 } from "@datadog/datadog-api-client";

const configuration = client.createConfiguration();
const apiInstance = new v2.ActionsDatastoresApi(configuration);

// there is a valid "datastore" in the system
const DATASTORE_DATA_ID = process.env.DATASTORE_DATA_ID as string;

const params: v2.ActionsDatastoresApiBulkDeleteDatastoreItemsRequest = {
  body: {
    data: {
      attributes: {
        itemKeys: ["test-key"],
      },
      type: "items",
    },
  },
  datastoreId: DATASTORE_DATA_ID,
};

apiInstance
  .bulkDeleteDatastoreItems(params)
  .then((data: v2.DeleteAppsDatastoreItemResponseArray) => {
    console.log(
      "API called successfully. Returned data: " + JSON.stringify(data)
    );
  })
  .catch((error: any) => console.error(error));
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=typescript) and then save the example to `example.ts` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<API-KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<APP-KEY>" tsc "example.ts"
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