Delete

Signals the deletion of an entity.

Authorization

Implementations must ensure that the author of the Delete entity has the authorization to delete the target entity.

Having the authorization is defined as:

  • The author is the creator of the target entity (including delegation).
  • The author is the instance.

Entity Definition

  • Name
    uri
    Type
    null
    Description

    This entity does not have a URI.

  • Name
    author
    Required
    Required
    Type
    URI | null
    Description

    URI of the User who is deleting the entity. Can be set to null to represent the instance.

  • Name
    deleted_type
    Required
    Required
    Type
    string
    Description

    Type of the entity being deleted.

  • Name
    target
    Required
    Required
    Type
    URI
    Description

    URI of the entity being deleted.

Example Delete

{
    "type": "Delete",
    "id": "9b3212b8-529c-435a-8798-09ebbc17ca74",
    "created_at": "2021-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
    "author": "https://example.com/users/6e0204a2-746c-4972-8602-c4f37fc63bbe",
    "deleted_type": "Note",
    "deleted": "https://example.com/notes/02e1e3b2-cb1f-4e4a-b82e-98866bee5de7"
}