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Delete personal data of a contact (GDPR)

This will remove all personal data of a person and add the contact to the blocklist. They cannot be added to AskNicely or surveyed again.
Use this API endpoint for automated GDPR delete requests.

Make a POST request to https://DEMO.asknice.ly/api/v1/privacy/remove?X-apikey=

You can use either JSON request along with setting 'Content-Type: application/json' in request header or CURL request without any additional settings.

JSON Request

Argument Example Required
contacts { "contacts" : [ { "email": "john@asknice.ly" }, { "email": "john@example.com" } ] } Required

This argument should be posted as a JSON object, which has a 'contacts' property, and its value is a JSON array.

Each array element is another JSON object with an 'email' property and its value
notify 1 Optional

Example JSON request (POST)

    curl --location --request POST 'https://DEMO.asknice.ly/api/v1/privacy/remove' \
        --header 'X-apikey: ' \
        --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
        --data-raw '{
            "contacts": [
                {
                    "email": "john@asknice.ly"
                },
                {
                    "email": "john@example.com"
                }
            ]
        }'

Response

    200 OK

    {
        "success": true,
        "msg": "contact removed"
    }

CURL Request

Argument Example Required Description
email someone@example.com Required email of the contact you need to delete
notify 1 Optional notify the primary user of AskNicely about removing this contact

Example CURL request (POST)

curl --data "email=someone@example.com" --header "X-apikey: " \
https://DEMO.asknice.ly/api/v1/privacy/remove

Response

200 OK

{
    "success": true,
    "msg": "contact removed"
}