---
title: Anonymize users
description: Datadog, the leading service for cloud-scale monitoring.
breadcrumbs: Docs > API Reference > Users
---

# Anonymize users{% #anonymize-users %}

{% tab title="v2" %}
**Note**: This endpoint is in Preview and may be subject to changes.
| Datadog site      | API endpoint                                             |
| ----------------- | -------------------------------------------------------- |
| ap1.datadoghq.com | PUT https://api.ap1.datadoghq.com/api/v2/anonymize_users |
| ap2.datadoghq.com | PUT https://api.ap2.datadoghq.com/api/v2/anonymize_users |
| app.datadoghq.eu  | PUT https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v2/anonymize_users      |
| app.ddog-gov.com  | PUT https://api.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/anonymize_users      |
| us2.ddog-gov.com  | PUT https://api.us2.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/anonymize_users  |
| app.datadoghq.com | PUT https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/anonymize_users     |
| us3.datadoghq.com | PUT https://api.us3.datadoghq.com/api/v2/anonymize_users |
| us5.datadoghq.com | PUT https://api.us5.datadoghq.com/api/v2/anonymize_users |

### Overview

Anonymize a list of users, removing their personal data. This operation is irreversible. Requires the `user_access_manage` permission. This endpoint requires the `user_access_manage` permission.

OAuth apps require the `user_access_manage` authorization [scope](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest/scopes.md#users) to access this endpoint.



### Request

#### Body Data (required)



{% tab title="Model" %}

| Parent field | Field                        | Type     | Description                                                                         |
| ------------ | ---------------------------- | -------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
|              | data [*required*]       | object   | Object to anonymize a list of users.                                                |
| data         | attributes [*required*] | object   | Attributes of an anonymize users request.                                           |
| attributes   | user_ids [*required*]   | [string] | List of user IDs (UUIDs) to anonymize.                                              |
| data         | id                           | string   | Unique identifier for the request. Not used server-side.                            |
| data         | type [*required*]       | enum     | Type of the anonymize users request. Allowed enum values: `anonymize_users_request` |

{% /tab %}

{% tab title="Example" %}

```json
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "user_ids": [
        "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"
      ]
    },
    "id": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
    "type": "anonymize_users_request"
  }
}
```

{% /tab %}

### Response

{% tab title="200" %}
OK
{% tab title="Model" %}
Response containing the result of an anonymize users request.

| Parent field     | Field                                 | Type     | Description                                                                           |
| ---------------- | ------------------------------------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
|                  | data                                  | object   | Response data for anonymizing users.                                                  |
| data             | attributes                            | object   | Attributes of an anonymize users response.                                            |
| attributes       | anonymize_errors [*required*]    | [object] | List of errors encountered during anonymization, one entry per failed user.           |
| anonymize_errors | error [*required*]               | string   | Error message describing why anonymization failed.                                    |
| anonymize_errors | user_id [*required*]             | string   | UUID of the user that failed to be anonymized.                                        |
| attributes       | anonymized_user_ids [*required*] | [string] | List of user IDs (UUIDs) that were successfully anonymized.                           |
| data             | id                                    | string   | Unique identifier of the response.                                                    |
| data             | type                                  | enum     | Type of the anonymize users response. Allowed enum values: `anonymize_users_response` |

{% /tab %}

{% tab title="Example" %}

```json
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "anonymize_errors": [
        {
          "error": "",
          "user_id": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"
        }
      ],
      "anonymized_user_ids": [
        "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"
      ]
    },
    "id": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
    "type": "anonymize_users_response"
  }
}
```

{% /tab %}

{% /tab %}

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

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

{% /tab %}

{% tab title="Example" %}

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

{% /tab %}

{% /tab %}

{% tab title="403" %}
Authentication error
{% tab title="Model" %}
API error response.

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

{% /tab %}

{% tab title="Example" %}

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

{% /tab %}

{% /tab %}

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

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

{% /tab %}

{% tab title="Example" %}

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

{% /tab %}

{% /tab %}

### Code Example

##### 
                  \## default
# 
 \# Curl command curl -X PUT "https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/anonymize_users" \
-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": {
    "attributes": {
      "user_ids": [
        "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"
      ]
    },
    "type": "anonymize_users_request"
  }
}
EOF 
                
##### 

```python
"""
Anonymize users returns "OK" response
"""

from datadog_api_client import ApiClient, Configuration
from datadog_api_client.v2.api.users_api import UsersApi
from datadog_api_client.v2.model.anonymize_users_request import AnonymizeUsersRequest
from datadog_api_client.v2.model.anonymize_users_request_attributes import AnonymizeUsersRequestAttributes
from datadog_api_client.v2.model.anonymize_users_request_data import AnonymizeUsersRequestData
from datadog_api_client.v2.model.anonymize_users_request_type import AnonymizeUsersRequestType

body = AnonymizeUsersRequest(
    data=AnonymizeUsersRequestData(
        attributes=AnonymizeUsersRequestAttributes(
            user_ids=[
                "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
            ],
        ),
        id="00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
        type=AnonymizeUsersRequestType.ANONYMIZE_USERS_REQUEST,
    ),
)

configuration = Configuration()
configuration.unstable_operations["anonymize_users"] = True
with ApiClient(configuration) as api_client:
    api_instance = UsersApi(api_client)
    response = api_instance.anonymize_users(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="<DD_API_KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<DD_APP_KEY>" python3 "example.py"
##### 

```ruby
# Anonymize users returns "OK" response

require "datadog_api_client"
DatadogAPIClient.configure do |config|
  config.unstable_operations["v2.anonymize_users".to_sym] = true
end
api_instance = DatadogAPIClient::V2::UsersAPI.new

body = DatadogAPIClient::V2::AnonymizeUsersRequest.new({
  data: DatadogAPIClient::V2::AnonymizeUsersRequestData.new({
    attributes: DatadogAPIClient::V2::AnonymizeUsersRequestAttributes.new({
      user_ids: [
        "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
      ],
    }),
    id: "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
    type: DatadogAPIClient::V2::AnonymizeUsersRequestType::ANONYMIZE_USERS_REQUEST,
  }),
})
p api_instance.anonymize_users(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="<DD_API_KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<DD_APP_KEY>" rb "example.rb"
##### 

```go
// Anonymize users 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() {
	body := datadogV2.AnonymizeUsersRequest{
		Data: datadogV2.AnonymizeUsersRequestData{
			Attributes: datadogV2.AnonymizeUsersRequestAttributes{
				UserIds: []string{
					"00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
				},
			},
			Id:   datadog.PtrString("00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"),
			Type: datadogV2.ANONYMIZEUSERSREQUESTTYPE_ANONYMIZE_USERS_REQUEST,
		},
	}
	ctx := datadog.NewDefaultContext(context.Background())
	configuration := datadog.NewConfiguration()
	configuration.SetUnstableOperationEnabled("v2.AnonymizeUsers", true)
	apiClient := datadog.NewAPIClient(configuration)
	api := datadogV2.NewUsersApi(apiClient)
	resp, r, err := api.AnonymizeUsers(ctx, body)

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

	responseContent, _ := json.MarshalIndent(resp, "", "  ")
	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "Response from `UsersApi.AnonymizeUsers`:\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="<DD_API_KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<DD_APP_KEY>" go run "main.go"
##### 

```java
// Anonymize users returns "OK" response

import com.datadog.api.client.ApiClient;
import com.datadog.api.client.ApiException;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.api.UsersApi;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.AnonymizeUsersRequest;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.AnonymizeUsersRequestAttributes;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.AnonymizeUsersRequestData;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.AnonymizeUsersRequestType;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.AnonymizeUsersResponse;
import java.util.Collections;

public class Example {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    ApiClient defaultClient = ApiClient.getDefaultApiClient();
    defaultClient.setUnstableOperationEnabled("v2.anonymizeUsers", true);
    UsersApi apiInstance = new UsersApi(defaultClient);

    AnonymizeUsersRequest body =
        new AnonymizeUsersRequest()
            .data(
                new AnonymizeUsersRequestData()
                    .attributes(
                        new AnonymizeUsersRequestAttributes()
                            .userIds(
                                Collections.singletonList("00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000")))
                    .id("00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000")
                    .type(AnonymizeUsersRequestType.ANONYMIZE_USERS_REQUEST));

    try {
      AnonymizeUsersResponse result = apiInstance.anonymizeUsers(body);
      System.out.println(result);
    } catch (ApiException e) {
      System.err.println("Exception when calling UsersApi#anonymizeUsers");
      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="<DD_API_KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<DD_APP_KEY>" java "Example.java"
##### 

```rust
// Anonymize users returns "OK" response
use datadog_api_client::datadog;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::api_users::UsersAPI;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::AnonymizeUsersRequest;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::AnonymizeUsersRequestAttributes;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::AnonymizeUsersRequestData;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::AnonymizeUsersRequestType;

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() {
    let body = AnonymizeUsersRequest::new(
        AnonymizeUsersRequestData::new(
            AnonymizeUsersRequestAttributes::new(vec![
                "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000".to_string()
            ]),
            AnonymizeUsersRequestType::ANONYMIZE_USERS_REQUEST,
        )
        .id("00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000".to_string()),
    );
    let mut configuration = datadog::Configuration::new();
    configuration.set_unstable_operation_enabled("v2.AnonymizeUsers", true);
    let api = UsersAPI::with_config(configuration);
    let resp = api.anonymize_users(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="<DD_API_KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<DD_APP_KEY>" cargo run
##### 

```typescript
/**
 * Anonymize users returns "OK" response
 */

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

const configuration = client.createConfiguration();
configuration.unstableOperations["v2.anonymizeUsers"] = true;
const apiInstance = new v2.UsersApi(configuration);

const params: v2.UsersApiAnonymizeUsersRequest = {
  body: {
    data: {
      attributes: {
        userIds: ["00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"],
      },
      id: "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
      type: "anonymize_users_request",
    },
  },
};

apiInstance
  .anonymizeUsers(params)
  .then((data: v2.AnonymizeUsersResponse) => {
    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="<DD_API_KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<DD_APP_KEY>" tsc "example.ts"
{% /tab %}