4.1 Delete classification

DELETE /documentClassification/deleteClassification

This endpoint permanently deletes an entire document classification process, including all associated batches, results, and uploaded files.

You must provide only the classificationId in the request body. This action is irreversible and removes all data linked to the specified classification.

Use this endpoint when you intend to fully decommission a classification and all its related content. Separate endpoints are available for deleting individual batches or files.

Server URL

https://api.extracta.ai/api/v1

Headers

Name	Value
Content-Type	application/json
Authorization	Bearer <token>

Body

Name	Type	Required	Description
classificationId	string	true	The classification id.

Body Example

{
    "classificationId": "classificationId"
}

Code Example

JavaScript

const axios = require('axios');

async function deleteClassification(token, classificationId) {
    const url = "https://api.extracta.ai/api/v1/documentClassification/deleteClassification";

    try {
        const response = await axios.delete(url, {
            headers: {
                'Content-Type': 'application/json',
                'Authorization': `Bearer ${token}`
            },
            data: {
                classificationId: classificationId
            }
        });

        return response.data;
    } catch (error) {
        throw error.response ? error.response.data : new Error('An unknown error occurred');
    }
}

async function main() {
    const token = 'apiKey';
    const classificationId = 'classificationId';

    try {
        const response = await deleteClassification(token, classificationId);
        console.log("Classification Deleted:", response);
    } catch (error) {
        console.error("Failed to delete classification:", error);
    }
}

main();

Python

import requests

def delete_classification(token, classification_id):
    url = "https://api.extracta.ai/api/v1/documentClassification/deleteClassification"
    headers = {
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
        "Authorization": f"Bearer {token}"
    }
    payload = {
        "classificationId": classification_id
    }

    try:
        response = requests.delete(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
        response.raise_for_status()
        return response.json()
    except requests.RequestException as e:
        print(f"Failed to delete classification: {e}")
        return None

# Example usage
if __name__ == "__main__":
    token = "apiKey"
    classification_id = "classificationId"

    response = delete_classification(token, classification_id)
    if response:
        print("Classification Deleted:", response)
    else:
        print("Failed to delete classification.")

PHP

<?php

function deleteClassification($token, $classificationId) {
    $url = 'https://api.extracta.ai/api/v1/documentClassification/deleteClassification';

    // Initialize cURL session
    $ch = curl_init($url);

    // Prepare the payload
    $payload = json_encode(['classificationId' => $classificationId]);

    // Set cURL options
    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, 'DELETE');
    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $payload);
    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, [
        'Content-Type: application/json',
        'Authorization: Bearer ' . $token,
    ]);
    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);

    try {
        $response = curl_exec($ch);

        if (curl_errno($ch)) {
            throw new Exception('Curl error: ' . curl_error($ch));
        }

        return $response;
    } catch (Exception $e) {
        return 'Error: ' . $e->getMessage();
    } finally {
        curl_close($ch);
    }
}

// Example usage
$token = 'apiKey';
$classificationId = 'classificationId';

try {
    $response = deleteClassification($token, $classificationId);
    echo "Classification Deleted: " . $response;
} catch (Exception $e) {
    echo "Failed to delete classification: " . $e->getMessage();
}

?>

Responses

200

{
    "status": "success",
    "message": "Classification deleted"
}

400

{
    "status": "success",
    "message": "Classification deleted"
}

500

{
    "status": "error",
    "message": "Internal server error"
}