# Delete dataset items

**POST** `/v1/private/datasets/items/delete`

Delete dataset items using one of two modes:
1. **Delete by IDs**: Provide 'item_ids' to delete specific items by their IDs
2. **Delete by filters**: Provide 'dataset_id' with optional 'filters' to delete items matching criteria

When using filters, an empty 'filters' array will delete all items in the specified dataset.

Base URL: `https://www.comet.com/opik/api`

Tags: `Datasets`

## Authorization

This operation requires no authorization.

## Request body

Optional. Media type: `application/json`

### Example request body

```json
{
  "batch_group_id": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
  "dataset_id": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
  "filters": [
    {
      "field": "string",
      "key": "string",
      "operator": "!=",
      "value": "string"
    }
  ],
  "item_ids": [
    "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"
  ]
}
```

## Responses

| Status | Description | Media type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `204` | No content | — |
| `400` | Bad request - invalid parameters or conflicting fields | — |

## Related pages

- [Activate a pairing session](./activatepairingsession.md)
- [Add blueprint to existing config](./updateagentconfig.md)
- [Add items to annotation queue](./additemstoannotationqueue.md)
- [Add span comment](./addspancomment.md)
- [Add span feedback score](./addspanfeedbackscore.md)
- [Add thread comment](./addthreadcomment.md)
- [Add trace comment](./addtracecomment.md)
- [Add trace feedback score](./addtracefeedbackscore.md)
- [Agent Configs](./tags/agent-configs.md)
- [Agent Insights](./tags/agent-insights.md)

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