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    Delete metadata

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    You can delete a specific or all metadata of a user. Metadata stores additional user information such as their preference settings.

    Note: Do not use PII (Personally Identifiable Information) such as user email address, legal name, or phone number for data security and privacy reason.


    HTTP request

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    // When deleting all items of the user metadata:
    DELETE https://api-{application_id}.sendbird.com/v3/users/{user_id}/metadata
    
    // When deleting a specific item by its key of the user metadata:
    DELETE https://api-{application_id}.sendbird.com/v3/users/{user_id}/metadata/{key}
    

    Parameters

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    The following table lists the parameters that this action supports.

    Parameters
    RequiredTypeDescription

    user_id

    string

    Specifies the unique ID of a user.

    OptionalTypeDescription

    key

    string

    Specifies the key of a metadata item. If not specified, all items of the metadata are deleted. If specified, only the item that has the specified value is deleted. Urlencoding a key is recommended.


    Responses

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    If successful, this action returns an empty response body.

    In the case of an error, an error object like below is returned. See the error codes section for more details.

    {
        "message": "\"User\" not found.",
        "code": 400201,
        "error": true
    }