## Create deletion request

**post** `/v1/deletion_requests`

Submit an end-user data deletion request. SafetyKit validates the request, durably queues it, and asynchronously deletes the stored data associated with the subject user.

### Body Parameters

- `subject_user_id: string`

  Your stable canonical identifier for the user or account whose data should be deleted.

- `external_request_id: optional string`

  Optional caller-provided request identifier for correlating the deletion request in both systems. Repeat submissions with the same external_request_id are deduplicated and return the original deletion_request_id.

- `requested_at: optional string`

  The time the deletion request was received in your system, as an ISO 8601 datetime string.

### Returns

- `deletion_request_id: string`

  SafetyKit correlation identifier for the deletion request.

- `status: "accepted"`

  Deletion request was accepted and queued for asynchronous processing.

  - `"accepted"`

- `external_request_id: optional string`

  Caller-provided request identifier, if supplied.

### Example

```http
curl https://api.safetykit.com/v1/deletion_requests \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $SAFETYKIT_API_KEY" \
    -d '{
          "subject_user_id": "user_123",
          "external_request_id": "gdpr-123456",
          "requested_at": "2026-06-22T17:00:00.000Z"
        }'
```

#### Response

```json
{
  "deletion_request_id": "deletion_request_01KSR4C8JN1SA9X63T6P368K6W",
  "status": "accepted",
  "external_request_id": "gdpr-123456"
}
```