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# Delete dataset items

POST http://localhost:5173/api/v1/private/datasets/items/delete
Content-Type: application/json

Delete dataset items using one of two modes:
1. **Delete by IDs**: Provide 'item_ids' to delete specific items by their IDs
2. **Delete by filters**: Provide 'dataset_id' with optional 'filters' to delete items matching criteria

When using filters, an empty 'filters' array will delete all items in the specified dataset.


Reference: https://www.comet.com/docs/opik/reference/rest-api/datasets/delete-dataset-items

## Servers

- `http://localhost:5173/api` (Local server, default)
- `https://www.comet.com/opik/api` (Opik Cloud)

## Request

### Body (application/json)

This endpoint expects an object.

- `item_ids` (list of string, optional) — List of dataset item IDs to delete (max 1000). Use this to delete specific items by their IDs. Mutually exclusive with 'dataset_id' and 'filters'.
- `dataset_id` (string, optional) — Dataset ID to scope the deletion. Required when using 'filters'. Mutually exclusive with 'item_ids'.
- `filters` (list of object, optional) — Filters to select dataset items to delete within the specified dataset. Must be used with 'dataset_id'. Mutually exclusive with 'item_ids'. Empty array means 'delete all items in the dataset'.
  - `field` (string, optional)
  - `operator` (enum, optional)
    - Allowed values: `contains`, `not_contains`, `starts_with`, `ends_with`, `=`, `!=`, `>`, `>=`, `<`, `<=`, `is_empty`, `is_not_empty`, `in`, `not_in`
  - `key` (string, optional)
  - `value` (string, optional)
- `batch_group_id` (string, optional) — Optional batch group ID to group multiple delete operations into a single dataset version. If null, mutates the latest version instead of creating a new one.

## Response

### 204

No content

## Errors

### 400 Bad Request Error

Bad request - invalid parameters or conflicting fields

- `any`

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "http://localhost:5173/api/v1/private/datasets/items/delete"

payload = {}
headers = {"Content-Type": "application/json"}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'http://localhost:5173/api/v1/private/datasets/items/delete';
const options = {method: 'POST', headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'}, body: '{}'};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "http://localhost:5173/api/v1/private/datasets/items/delete"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("http://localhost:5173/api/v1/private/datasets/items/delete")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("http://localhost:5173/api/v1/private/datasets/items/delete")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{}")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'http://localhost:5173/api/v1/private/datasets/items/delete', [
  'body' => '{}',
  'headers' => [
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("http://localhost:5173/api/v1/private/datasets/items/delete");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = ["Content-Type": "application/json"]
let parameters = [] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "http://localhost:5173/api/v1/private/datasets/items/delete")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```