# entries.delete

Delete a transaction from the books with id, expectedRevision, reason (3 to 1000 characters), idempotencyKey and optional choices: bankLines keep (default, the line goes back to Reconcile) or exclude (a manual CSV line leaves the books too), receipts dismiss (default, labelled not a transaction) or keep, and email not_transaction (default, the company email is archived as general mail) or keep. A submitted reimbursement claim is withdrawn, the transaction leaves its trip and open questions close. It is voided, never erased: files, history and audit stay, and entries.restore puts it back. Refused when entries.delete.preview lists a blocker. Finance access required.

`POST /api/v1/accounting/entries.delete`

Permissions: `accounting:read`, `accounting:write` · Roles: admin, finance · Idempotency key required · Send `expectedRevision` · Destructive: confirm with a person first

MCP tool: `accounting_entries_delete`

## Fields

| Field | Type | Required | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `id` | string (ID) | Yes | The record's ID. |
| `expectedRevision` | integer | Yes | The record's current revision, from the last time you read it. If someone changed the record since, the request is refused with a conflict so you can reload and check before trying again. at most 9007199254740991; greater than 0. |
| `reason` | string | Yes | A short note saying why, kept in the record's history. 3–1000 characters. |
| `choices` | object |  | No other fields. Default `{}`. |
| `choices.bankLines` | enum |  | One of: `keep`, `exclude`. |
| `choices.receipts` | enum |  | One of: `dismiss`, `keep`. |
| `choices.email` | enum |  | An email address. One of: `not_transaction`, `keep`. |
| `idempotencyKey` | string | Yes | Any unique text you generate once per intended change, so a retried request only happens once. Send it as the Idempotency-Key header instead if you prefer; if you send both they must match. 8–200 characters. |

## Example request

```bash
curl https://app.getoatmilk.com/api/v1/accounting/entries.delete \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OATMILK_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
  -d '{
  "id": "9a8b7c6d-5e4f-4a3b-8c2d-1e0f9a8b7c6d",
  "expectedRevision": 3,
  "reason": "Synthetic example from the docs"
}'
```

Reference page: https://app.getoatmilk.com/docs/api/entries.delete