# Permanently deletes one or more announcements by their collection IDs

Permanently deletes the specified announcement(s). Accepts a JSON body containing the list of announcement collection IDs to be removed.

## Endpoint

`DELETE /dcapi/tools/announcement`

## Request URL

`https://{server-hostname}:8383/dcapi/tools/announcement`

## Scope

`Tools.DELETE`

## Header

`Authorization: d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

## Request Parameters

### Request Headers

- **Accept** `string` — **Mandatory**  
  `application/collectionDeletionStatus.v1+json`
- **Content-Type** `string` — **Mandatory**  
  `application/collectionDetails.v1+json`

### Request Body

`application/json`

- `JSON Object`
  - **collectionIDs** `JSON Array` — Optional

## Sample Request

```curl
curl --request DELETE \
  --url https://appdomain/dcapi/tools/announcement \
  --header 'Accept: application/collectionDeletionStatus.v1+json' \
  --header 'Authorization:  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/collectionDetails.v1+json' \
  --data '{"collectionIDs":[7,8,9]}'
```

### Sample Request Body

```json
{
  "collectionIDs": [
    7,
    8,
    9
  ]
}
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 200

Response Body — `application/json`

- `JSON Object`
  - **status** `string`  
    Result of the delete operation: success or failure
  - **deletedCount** `integer`  
    Number of records successfully deleted

## Possible Response Codes

- **200** — HTTP code

## Sample Response: HTTP 200

```json
{
  "deletedCount": 3,
  "status": "success"
}
```

## Rate Limits

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**Duration:** 1 minute | **Threshold:** 30 | **Lock period:** 5 minutes

Duration - Time window for the threshold.  
Threshold - Number of API calls allowed within the specified duration.  
Lock Period - Wait time before consecutive API requests.