Delete a project record

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Preview — this feature is being built; the design below is the spec.
DELETE https://app.syntic.ai/v1/compliance/projects/{project_id}

Permanently delete a project, its documents and its chats. Requires compliance:write; refused under legal hold.

For how this fits into a full workflow, see Compliance API.

Headers

HeaderRequiredValue
AuthorizationYesBearer <admin key>: an Admin API key (sk_admin_...) that carries the compliance:read scope (plus compliance:write for deletions and holds). Enterprise plans only. See Compliance API.
syntic-betaYes, while in previewcompliance-2026-12-01. Without it the call fails with 400 beta_required. See Versioning.

Path parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
project_idstringStarts with proj_.

Response

200 OK, Content-Type: application/json

{
  "id": "proj_01JCW8W0Y2A4C6E8G0J2",
  "type": "project_record",
  "deleted": true,
  "documents_deleted": 6,
  "chats_deleted": 23
}

Examples

curl -sS -X DELETE "https://app.syntic.ai/v1/compliance/projects/proj_01JCW8W0Y2A4C6E8G0J2" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SYNTIC_ADMIN_KEY" \
  -H "syntic-beta: compliance-2026-12-01"

Errors

Errors use the error envelope and carry a request_id. Codes specific to this operation:

StatustypecodeWhen
400invalid_request_errorbeta_requiredThe syntic-beta header is missing.
409conflict_errorlegal_holdA legal hold covers this record.
404not_found_errorproject_not_foundNo project with this id.
401authentication_errorinvalid_api_keyThe admin key is missing, unknown, revoked or expired.
403permission_erroradmin_key_requiredAn inference key was used.
403permission_errorscope_missingThe admin key lacks the compliance:read (or, for writes, compliance:write) scope.
429rate_limit_errorrate_limitedToo many requests; wait for Retry-After. See Rate-limit headers.
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