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# A specialized version of the DELETE method that deletes atomically all the given entries.

> If a path matches a directory, the directory all its sub-entries will also be deleted.
If the last element of a path is a wildcard (*), all the entries within the parent directory will be deleted, leaving an empty directory.



## OpenAPI

````yaml post /activeviam/content/rest/v7/bulk/delete
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  title: Atoti REST services
  version: 6.1.18-SNAPSHOT
servers:
  - description: Generated server url
    url: http://localhost:9090
security: []
tags:
  - description: Implementation of the REST API controller for an ActivePivot database.
    name: Database REST API
  - description: >
      XML for Analysis (XMLA) endpoint for executing MDX queries and OLAP
      discovery operations.


      This endpoint implements the XMLA protocol which is used by:

      - Microsoft Excel and other OLAP clients

      - Custom BI tools that support XMLA connectivity


      The endpoint supports both text XML and binary XML formats for improved
      performance.
    name: XMLA API
  - description: Definition of REST API to query data from ActivePivot (V10).
    name: Query REST API (V10)
  - description: Definition of REST API to query data from ActivePivot (V9).
    name: Query REST API (V9)
  - description: Implementation of the REST Bulk API of the content server (version 8).
    name: Bulk REST API
  - description: Implementation of the REST API of the content server.
    name: Content Server REST API
  - description: Implementation of the REST API controller for an ActivePivot database.
    name: Database REST API v9
  - description: ' Definition of the REST service returning the list of services exposed by an application.'
    name: Version REST API
  - description: Rest Service providing the discovery information.
    name: Discovery REST API
  - description: API to access measures information.
    name: Diagnostics API
  - description: JSON Web Token (JWT) endpoint.
    name: JWT API
  - description: >
      Endpoints to retrieve and manage query history.


      **Note:** This API is experimental and may change in future versions
      without notice.
    name: Query History REST API (Experimental)
  - description: Description of REST API to configure an ActivePivot application.
    name: Configuration REST API
  - description: API to export the result of MDX queries
    name: Data Export
  - description: >
      GetAggregatesQuery (GAQ) REST API for executing OLAP queries.


      This API provides a programmatic way to execute GetAggregatesQuery
      operations

      against Atoti cubes. Results and updates are streamed in Apache Arrow
      format for efficient

      data transfer and processing.
    name: Continuous GAQ Query REST API (Experimental)
  - description: Endpoints for AI-based optimization of Atoti cubes
    name: AI Optimizer
  - description: >
      GetAggregatesQuery (GAQ) REST API for executing OLAP queries.


      This API provides a programmatic way to execute GetAggregatesQuery
      operations

      against Atoti cubes. Results are returned in Apache Arrow format for
      efficient

      data transfer and processing.


      **Note:** This API is experimental and may change in future versions
      without notice.
    name: GAQ Query REST API (Experimental)
  - description: Implementation of the REST Bulk API of the content server.
    name: Bulk REST API
paths:
  /activeviam/content/rest/v7/bulk/delete:
    post:
      tags:
        - Bulk REST API
      summary: >-
        A specialized version of the DELETE method that deletes atomically all
        the given entries.
      description: >-
        If a path matches a directory, the directory all its sub-entries will
        also be deleted.

        If the last element of a path is a wildcard (*), all the entries within
        the parent directory will be deleted, leaving an empty directory.
      operationId: deleteMethod_3
      parameters:
        - description: When set to False, the "Not Found" errors are silently ignored.
          in: query
          name: throwNotFoundParam
          required: true
          schema:
            default: 'true'
            enum:
              - 'false'
              - 'true'
            type: string
        - in: query
          name: throwNotFound
          required: false
          schema:
            default: 'true'
            type: string
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            example: null
            schema:
              items:
                type: string
              type: array
        description: Serialized JSON parameter containing the entries to delete.
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              example: null
              schema:
                items:
                  type: string
                type: array
          description: Delete all the found entries.
        '400':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                items:
                  type: string
                type: array
          description: >-
            Bad Request – The path is wrongly formatted or the target path is an
            existing non-directory entry.
        '403':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                items:
                  type: string
                type: array
          description: >-
            Forbidden – The user does not have write access to the entry to move
            or the target path.
        '404':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                items:
                  type: string
                type: array
          description: >-
            Not Found – One of the entries does not exist or the user does not
            have the permissions to see it, and "throwNotFound" is True

````