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# Delete / Cancel a Transaction

**Method:** `DELETE`

**Path:** `/api/transaction/{transactionId}`

### Cancelling a Transaction

When a transaction is not in an end-state (eg. Status = 5, 10, or 20) the transaction will be cancelled and deleted.
When cancelling a transaction, you can choose to send an email notification to any awaiting signers informing them that the transaction has been cancelled.
The status of the transaction will be set to cancelled.

### Deleting a Transaction

When a transaction is in an end-state (eg. Status = 30, 40, 50, or 60) the transaction will be deleted.
When deleting a transaction, you can choose to send an email notification to any awaiting signers informing them that the transaction has been deleted.
The status of the transaction will remain the same but any uploaded documents and sensitive data will be deleted as soon as possible.

## Parameters

| Name              | In   | Type   | Required | Description                                   |
| ----------------- | ---- | ------ | -------- | --------------------------------------------- |
| **transactionId** | path | string | Yes      | <p>The transaction ID to cancel or delete</p> |

## Request Body

Options for cancelling or deleting the transaction

Content-Type: `application/json`

**Schema:** [TransactionDeleteOptions](/openapi/models/TransactionDeleteOptions.md)

#### Properties

| Name                  | Type    | Description                                                                                                                                                     |
| --------------------- | ------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Reason**            | String  | <p>Reason for cancelling the transaction</p>                                                                                                                    |
| **SendNotifications** | Boolean | <p>Whether to notify signers about the cancellation. Note that this only applies when SendSignRequest has been set to true during the transaction creation.</p> |

## Responses

### 200

Transaction cancelled successfully

Content-Type: `application/json`

**Schema:** [Transaction](/openapi/models/Transaction.md)

#### Properties

| Name                       | Type                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| -------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Id**                     | String                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | <p>Unique transaction identifier</p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| **Seal**                   | Boolean                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | <p>Whether the transaction is sealed (no signers required)</p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| **Reference**              | String                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | <p>Custom reference identifier</p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| **PostbackUrl**            | String                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | <p>Webhook URL for status notifications</p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| **DaysToExpire**           | Integer                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | <p>Days until the transaction expires.</p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| **SendEmailNotifications** | Boolean                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | <p>Send e-mail notifications to the sender.</p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| **SignRequestMode**        | enum: <ul> <li><code>1</code></li> <li><code>2</code></li> </ul>                                                                                                                                                        | <p>Sign request delivery mode</p> <ul> <li>1: Send immediately</li> <li>2: Send sequentially when ready (default when signers have SendSignRequest enabled) <strong>Note:</strong> Ignored if <code>SendSignRequest</code> is set to false.</li> </ul>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| **Language**               | enum: <ul> <li><code>de-DE</code></li> <li><code>en-US</code></li> <li><code>es-ES</code></li> <li><code>fr-FR</code></li> <li><code>it-IT</code></li> <li><code>pl-PL</code></li> <li><code>nl-NL</code></li> </ul>    | <p>Language code for the Sender email notifications, and transaction receipt.</p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| **Status**                 | enum: <ul> <li><code>5</code></li> <li><code>10</code></li> <li><code>20</code></li> <li><code>30</code></li> <li><code>40</code></li> <li><code>50</code></li> <li><code>60</code></li> <li><code>70</code></li> </ul> | <p>Current transaction status:</p> <ul> <li>5: Waiting For Document - Transaction created, documents being processed/prepared</li> <li>10: Waiting For Signer - Documents ready, waiting for signers to sign</li> <li>20: In Progress - A signer is currently in the process of signing</li> <li>30: Signed - All signers have successfully signed the transaction</li> <li>40: Rejected - One or more signers rejected the transaction</li> <li>50: Expired - Transaction expired before all signers could complete</li> <li>60: Cancelled - Transaction was cancelled by the creator</li> <li>70: Failed - Transaction failed due to system errors or validation issues</li> </ul> |
| **Context**                | Object                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | <p>Custom JSON object for additional transaction metadata that was provided during creation.</p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| **CreatedDateTime**        | String                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | <p>When the transaction was created</p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| **ModifiedDateTime**       | String                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | <p>When the transaction was last modified</p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| **CanceledDateTime**       | String                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | <p>When the transaction was cancelled, if applicable</p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| **Files**                  | Object                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | <p>Files attached to the transaction as a key-value mapping. Key is the file ID, value is the file information.</p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| **Signers**                | Array\<[Signer](/openapi/models/Signer.md)>                                                                                                                                                                             | <p>List of signers attached to this transaction, including their configuration, current status, verification methods, and signing progress. Each signer represents an individual who needs to sign the document or has already completed the signing process.</p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| **Receivers**              | Array\<[Receiver](/openapi/models/Receiver.md)>                                                                                                                                                                         | <p>List of receivers who will receive copies of the completed signed documents. Receivers are notified via email once the transaction is successfully completed and all required signatures have been obtained.</p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| **CancelationReason**      | String                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | <p>The reason for the cancellation of the transaction, if applicable. This is provided when the transaction is cancelled via the DELETE endpoint.</p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |

### 401

Unauthorized - user not creator of transaction

Content-Type: `application/json`

**Schema:** [ErrorResponse](/openapi/models/ErrorResponse.md)

#### Properties

| Name         | Type    | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| ------------ | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **type**     | String  | <p>A URI reference identifying the problem type. This property is always present in RFC 7807 responses.</p>                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| **title**    | String  | <p>A short, human-readable summary of the problem</p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| **detail**   | String  | <p>A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the problem</p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| **status**   | Integer | <p>The HTTP status code</p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| **instance** | String  | <p>A URI reference that identifies the specific occurrence of the problem</p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| **Message**  | String  | <p><strong>Deprecated (Legacy Format Only):</strong> Contains the error message in the old response format. This property appears alone in legacy error responses and is mutually exclusive with the RFC 7807 properties above. Will be phased out as we complete our transition to RFC 7807.</p> |

### 403

Forbidden - authorization policy violation

Content-Type: `application/json`

**Schema:** [ErrorResponse](/openapi/models/ErrorResponse.md)

#### Properties

| Name         | Type    | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| ------------ | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **type**     | String  | <p>A URI reference identifying the problem type. This property is always present in RFC 7807 responses.</p>                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| **title**    | String  | <p>A short, human-readable summary of the problem</p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| **detail**   | String  | <p>A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the problem</p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| **status**   | Integer | <p>The HTTP status code</p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| **instance** | String  | <p>A URI reference that identifies the specific occurrence of the problem</p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| **Message**  | String  | <p><strong>Deprecated (Legacy Format Only):</strong> Contains the error message in the old response format. This property appears alone in legacy error responses and is mutually exclusive with the RFC 7807 properties above. Will be phased out as we complete our transition to RFC 7807.</p> |

### 500

Internal server error

Content-Type: `application/json`

**Schema:** [ErrorResponse](/openapi/models/ErrorResponse.md)

#### Properties

| Name         | Type    | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| ------------ | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **type**     | String  | <p>A URI reference identifying the problem type. This property is always present in RFC 7807 responses.</p>                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| **title**    | String  | <p>A short, human-readable summary of the problem</p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| **detail**   | String  | <p>A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the problem</p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| **status**   | Integer | <p>The HTTP status code</p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| **instance** | String  | <p>A URI reference that identifies the specific occurrence of the problem</p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| **Message**  | String  | <p><strong>Deprecated (Legacy Format Only):</strong> Contains the error message in the old response format. This property appears alone in legacy error responses and is mutually exclusive with the RFC 7807 properties above. Will be phased out as we complete our transition to RFC 7807.</p> |