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# POST /v1/forget

POST /v1/forget — GDPR delete for a user.

Permanently delete every event for `(project_id, user_id)`. Intended for GDPR / CCPA Right-to-be-Forgotten requests.

## Auth

|                |                                                                                                   |
| -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Required scope | `ingest` or `admin`                                                                               |
| Key kinds      | **`sk_*` only** — `pk_*` is explicitly rejected to prevent a leaked browser key from wiping data. |

## Request

```http
POST /v1/forget
Authorization: Bearer sk_live_…
Content-Type: application/json
```

```json
{ "user_id": "user_42" }
```

| Field     | Required | Notes                                                            |
| --------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `user_id` | **yes**  | The stable user id you've been tagging events with. 1–256 chars. |

## Response

```json
{ "ok": true, "queued": true }
```

The mutation is queued on ClickHouse (`ALTER TABLE … DELETE`) and typically completes within seconds, occasionally minutes for very large tables.

## What gets deleted

* Every row in `events` where `project_id = <your project>` and `user_id = <user>`.
* Aggregated rows in `daily_rollup` and `sessions` **are not** rewritten — they're aggregates, not personal data. If you need to also strip rollup contributions, run a full re-aggregation from the surviving raw events.

## What does NOT get deleted

* Anonymous events for the same person *before* you called `/v1/identify`. They have no `user_id` and are indistinguishable from any other anonymous traffic.
* Events under other projects (the deletion is scoped to the project owning the key).

If you need to forget by `anonymous_id` instead of `user_id`, run the equivalent SQL directly against ClickHouse:

```sql
ALTER TABLE events DELETE
  WHERE project_id = '{project_id}'
    AND anonymous_id = '{anonymous_id}';
```

## Audit

Issue a `/v1/forget` call from a logged-only context (a script, a request handler with audit logs) — the Worker itself doesn't yet write a structured audit row. That's on the roadmap.

## Errors

* `403 forget_requires_secret_key` — you used a `pk_*` key.
* `500 forget_failed` — ClickHouse rejected the mutation. Check Worker logs.


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