> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.aiinsurance.io/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Delete Event > Soft deletes an event by setting deletedAt and deletedBy timestamps. The event will no longer be returned in list or get operations. **Financial Transaction Protection:** By default, events with paid or processing financial transactions cannot be deleted. This protects financial data integrity. If you need to delete such an event, set `force: true` in the request body. **⚠️ WARNING:** Using `force: true` will orphan the associated financial records. Only use this option if you understand the implications. **Required fields in request body:** - `type` - Event type (required for permission resolution) **Optional fields:** - `force` - Set to `true` to delete events with paid/processing transactions (use with caution) **Required permission:** `company.claim:delete` or `company.incident:delete` (depending on type) ## OpenAPI ````yaml /openapi/generated-external-api.yaml delete /api/external/companies/{companyId}/events/{eventId} openapi: 3.0.3 info: title: AI Insurance External API description: External API for AI Insurance platform version: 1.0.0 contact: email: support@aiinsurance.io servers: - url: https://app.aiinsurance.io description: Production security: - ApiKeyAuth: [] paths: /api/external/companies/{companyId}/events/{eventId}: delete: tags: - Events summary: Delete Event description: > Soft deletes an event by setting deletedAt and deletedBy timestamps. The event will no longer be returned in list or get operations. **Financial Transaction Protection:** By default, events with paid or processing financial transactions cannot be deleted. This protects financial data integrity. If you need to delete such an event, set `force: true` in the request body. **⚠️ WARNING:** Using `force: true` will orphan the associated financial records. Only use this option if you understand the implications. **Required fields in request body:** - `type` - Event type (required for permission resolution) **Optional fields:** - `force` - Set to `true` to delete events with paid/processing transactions (use with caution) **Required permission:** `company.claim:delete` or `company.incident:delete` (depending on type) operationId: deleteEvent parameters: - $ref: '#/components/parameters/companyId' - $ref: '#/components/parameters/eventId' requestBody: required: true content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/DeleteEventRequest' examples: deleteClaim: summary: Delete a claim value: type: claim deleteIncident: summary: Delete an incident value: type: incident forceDeleteWithFinancials: summary: >- Force delete event with financial transactions (use with caution) value: requestorEmail: user@example.com type: claim force: true responses: '200': description: Event deleted successfully content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: id: type: string format: uuid description: The ID of the deleted event deleted: type: boolean description: Confirmation that the event was deleted examples: success: summary: Event deleted value: id: 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440001 deleted: true '400': description: Bad Request - Validation error or event has financial transactions content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse' examples: missingType: summary: Missing required type field value: error: code: KeyMissing message: 'type: Required keys were missing' details: - field: type message: Required keys were missing hasFinancialTransactions: summary: Event has paid/processing financial transactions value: error: code: ActionError message: >- Unable to delete event because it has 2 paid or processing financial transaction(s). To delete anyway, set "force": true in the request body. WARNING: Force deleting will orphan these financial records. '401': $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized' '403': $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden' '404': description: Event not found content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse' examples: eventNotFound: summary: Event not found value: error: code: NOT_FOUND message: Event not found '500': $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError' components: parameters: companyId: name: companyId in: path required: true schema: type: string format: uuid description: Company identifier eventId: name: eventId in: path required: true schema: type: string format: uuid description: Event identifier schemas: DeleteEventRequest: type: object required: - type properties: type: $ref: '#/components/schemas/EventType' force: type: boolean description: > If true, allows deletion even when the event has paid or processing financial transactions. **WARNING:** Force deleting will orphan these financial records. Use with caution. ErrorResponse: type: object description: Standard error response for all external API endpoints required: - error properties: error: type: object required: - code - message properties: code: type: string description: Machine-readable error code example: VALIDATION_ERROR message: type: string description: Human-readable error message example: 'submissionId: Required field is missing' details: type: array description: Additional details for validation errors (field-level errors) items: type: object properties: field: type: string description: The field that caused the error example: submissionId message: type: string description: Description of the field error example: Required field is missing EventType: type: string description: Type of event (claim or incident) enum: - claim - incident responses: Unauthorized: description: Unauthorized - Invalid or missing API key content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse' examples: missingApiKey: summary: Missing API key value: error: code: UNAUTHORIZED message: Authorization header is required bearerTokenNotAllowed: summary: Bearer token used instead of API key value: error: code: UNAUTHORIZED message: External API endpoints require API key authentication Forbidden: description: Forbidden - Insufficient permissions content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse' examples: insufficientPermissions: summary: Insufficient permissions value: error: code: FORBIDDEN message: Insufficient permissions to perform this action InternalServerError: description: Internal Server Error - Unexpected error occurred content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse' examples: internalError: summary: Unexpected server error value: error: code: INTERNAL_ERROR message: An unexpected error occurred. Please try again later. securitySchemes: ApiKeyAuth: type: apiKey in: header name: Authorization description: >- API key authentication. Include your API key in the Authorization header. ````