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Delete many links

DELETEhttps://app.clik.so/api/links/bulk

In short

Deletes up to 100 links in one call. Their short URLs stop working at once.

You need

API key
write permission (Write or Admin). See Authentication.
Role
Editor or admin in the key's workspace.
Plan
Any plan, including Free.

Example

curl -X DELETE "https://app.clik.so/api/links/bulk" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CLIKSO_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "ids": [
      "3f6c1a2e-9b4d-4e8f-a1c2-7d9e0f1a2b3c",
      "5d4c3b2a-1f0e-4d9c-8b7a-6f5e4d3c2b1a"
    ]
  }'
const res = await fetch("https://app.clik.so/api/links/bulk", {
  method: "DELETE",
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.CLIKSO_API_KEY}`,
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "ids": [
      "3f6c1a2e-9b4d-4e8f-a1c2-7d9e0f1a2b3c",
      "5d4c3b2a-1f0e-4d9c-8b7a-6f5e4d3c2b1a"
    ]
  }),
});

const data = await res.json();
console.log(res.status, data);

Uses fetch (Node 18+ or the browser). Set CLIKSO_API_KEY first.

import os
import requests

response = requests.delete(
    "https://app.clik.so/api/links/bulk",
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['CLIKSO_API_KEY']}"},
    json={
        "ids": [
            "3f6c1a2e-9b4d-4e8f-a1c2-7d9e0f1a2b3c",
            "5d4c3b2a-1f0e-4d9c-8b7a-6f5e4d3c2b1a",
        ],
    },
)

print(response.status_code, response.json())

Uses requests. Set CLIKSO_API_KEY first.

<?php

$body = <<<'JSON'
{
  "ids": [
    "3f6c1a2e-9b4d-4e8f-a1c2-7d9e0f1a2b3c",
    "5d4c3b2a-1f0e-4d9c-8b7a-6f5e4d3c2b1a"
  ]
}
JSON;

$ch = curl_init('https://app.clik.so/api/links/bulk');
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
    CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => 'DELETE',
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
        'Authorization: Bearer ' . getenv('CLIKSO_API_KEY'),
        'Content-Type: application/json',
    ],
    CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => $body,
]);

$response = curl_exec($ch);
$status = curl_getinfo($ch, CURLINFO_RESPONSE_CODE);
curl_close($ch);

echo $status, PHP_EOL, $response, PHP_EOL;

Uses the curl extension. Set CLIKSO_API_KEY first.

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"os"
	"strings"
)

func main() {
	body := strings.NewReader(`{
  "ids": [
    "3f6c1a2e-9b4d-4e8f-a1c2-7d9e0f1a2b3c",
    "5d4c3b2a-1f0e-4d9c-8b7a-6f5e4d3c2b1a"
  ]
}`)

	req, err := http.NewRequest("DELETE", "https://app.clik.so/api/links/bulk", body)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer "+os.Getenv("CLIKSO_API_KEY"))
	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	defer res.Body.Close()

	data, err := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	fmt.Println(res.StatusCode, string(data))
}

Uses net/http. Set CLIKSO_API_KEY first.

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI('https://app.clik.so/api/links/bulk')
request = Net::HTTP::Delete.new(uri)
request["Authorization"] = "Bearer #{ENV.fetch("CLIKSO_API_KEY")}"
request["Content-Type"] = "application/json"
request.body = {
  'ids' => [
    '3f6c1a2e-9b4d-4e8f-a1c2-7d9e0f1a2b3c',
    '5d4c3b2a-1f0e-4d9c-8b7a-6f5e4d3c2b1a'
  ]
}.to_json

response = Net::HTTP.start(uri.hostname, uri.port, use_ssl: true) do |http|
  http.request(request)
end

puts response.code, response.body

Uses Net::HTTP. Set CLIKSO_API_KEY first.

import java.net.URI;
import java.net.http.HttpClient;
import java.net.http.HttpRequest;
import java.net.http.HttpResponse;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        String body = """
            {
              "ids": [
                "3f6c1a2e-9b4d-4e8f-a1c2-7d9e0f1a2b3c",
                "5d4c3b2a-1f0e-4d9c-8b7a-6f5e4d3c2b1a"
              ]
            }
            """;

        HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
            .uri(URI.create("https://app.clik.so/api/links/bulk"))
            .header("Authorization", "Bearer " + System.getenv("CLIKSO_API_KEY"))
            .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
            .method("DELETE", HttpRequest.BodyPublishers.ofString(body))
            .build();

        HttpResponse<String> response = HttpClient.newHttpClient()
            .send(request, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());

        System.out.println(response.statusCode());
        System.out.println(response.body());
    }
}

Uses java.net.http (Java 15+). Set CLIKSO_API_KEY first.

using System.Net.Http.Headers;

using var client = new HttpClient();
var request = new HttpRequestMessage(new HttpMethod("DELETE"), "https://app.clik.so/api/links/bulk");
request.Headers.Authorization = new AuthenticationHeaderValue(
    "Bearer", Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("CLIKSO_API_KEY"));
request.Content = new StringContent(
    """
    {
      "ids": [
        "3f6c1a2e-9b4d-4e8f-a1c2-7d9e0f1a2b3c",
        "5d4c3b2a-1f0e-4d9c-8b7a-6f5e4d3c2b1a"
      ]
    }
    """,
    System.Text.Encoding.UTF8,
    "application/json");

using var response = await client.SendAsync(request);
Console.WriteLine((int)response.StatusCode);
Console.WriteLine(await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync());

Uses HttpClient (C# 11+). Set CLIKSO_API_KEY first.

#include <cstdlib>
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <curl/curl.h>

static size_t collect(char* data, size_t size, size_t n, void* out) {
    static_cast<std::string*>(out)->append(data, size * n);
    return size * n;
}

int main() {
    CURL* curl = curl_easy_init();
    if (!curl) return 1;

    const char* key = std::getenv("CLIKSO_API_KEY");
    std::string auth = std::string("Authorization: Bearer ") + (key ? key : "");
    struct curl_slist* headers = curl_slist_append(nullptr, auth.c_str());
    headers = curl_slist_append(headers, "Content-Type: application/json");
    const char* body = R"json({
  "ids": [
    "3f6c1a2e-9b4d-4e8f-a1c2-7d9e0f1a2b3c",
    "5d4c3b2a-1f0e-4d9c-8b7a-6f5e4d3c2b1a"
  ]
})json";
    std::string response;

    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://app.clik.so/api/links/bulk");
    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, "DELETE");
    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, headers);
    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, body);
    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_WRITEFUNCTION, collect);
    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_WRITEDATA, &response);

    CURLcode rc = curl_easy_perform(curl);
    long status = 0;
    curl_easy_getinfo(curl, CURLINFO_RESPONSE_CODE, &status);
    curl_slist_free_all(headers);
    curl_easy_cleanup(curl);

    if (rc != CURLE_OK) {
        std::cerr << curl_easy_strerror(rc) << std::endl;
        return 1;
    }
    std::cout << status << "\n" << response << std::endl;
    return 0;
}

Uses libcurl. Set CLIKSO_API_KEY first.

Response 200
{
  "status": 200,
  "success": true,
  "message": "Success",
  "data": {
    "deleted_count": 2,
    "skipped_banned_count": 0,
    "skipped_banned_ids": []
  }
}

Other responses: 401 · 403 · 422 · 429

Request body

  • idsarray of string · uuidrequired

    The links to delete, at most 100.

    Up to 100 items

What you get back

200 with the usual envelope — status, success, message, data. data has these fields:

  • deleted_countintegerrequired

    Number of links that were deleted.

    Min 0

  • skipped_banned_countintegerrequired

    Number of links skipped because Clikso removed them for abuse.

    Min 0

  • skipped_banned_idsarray of string · uuidrequired

    Ids of the links that were skipped.

Common errors

401UNAUTHORIZEDThe API key is missing, malformed or unknown.
403FORBIDDENThe key only has Read permission, or its creator is a viewer in this workspace.
422VALIDATION_ERRORids is missing, empty or has more than 100 entries.
429RATE_LIMITEDThe key went over its per-minute request limit.

Every code and what to do about it: Errors.

Good to know

  • Send at most 100 ids per call.
  • This is a DELETE with a JSON body. Most HTTP clients allow that; the examples show how.
  • Ids that do not exist or are already deleted are skipped. deleted_count tells you how many were deleted.
  • Links that Clikso removed for abuse are skipped, not deleted, and listed in skipped_banned_ids.