---
updatedAt: 2026-09-29T08:43:56.000Z
agentTools:
  projectIndex: https://docs.sumsub.com/llms.txt
---

# Remove applicant note

# Overview

Use this method to remove a [note](https://docs.sumsub.com/sumsub/docs/user-verification-check-results#notes) from the applicant profile.

## Required permissions

To use this method, your [app token](https://docs.sumsub.com/sumsub/docs/app-tokens) must have the **Manage applicant notes** [permission](https://docs.sumsub.com/sumsub/docs/user-roles#permissions).

# Request example

```curl
curl -X DELETE \
    'https://api.sumsub.com/resources/api/applicants/notes' \
    -H 'content-type: application/json' \
    -H 'X-App-Token: <your-app-token>' \
    -H 'X-App-Access-Sig: <your-signature>' \
    -H 'X-App-Access-Ts: <unix-timestamp>' \
    -d '{
          "id": "6893925cff736e92c020acaa",
          "applicantId": "687fb2373fc85ad66b500000"
        }'
```

# Response explained

If a note was successfully removed, you will get the following response:

```json
{
   "ok": 1
}
```

If the request fails, you will receive an HTTP response containing an error code along with a message explaining the error. For example:

```json
{
  "description": "Malformed data provided in the request",
  "code": 400,
  "correlationId": "f23e05c9f1a0aa2beb83065f98dc0544"
}
```

# OpenAPI definition

```json
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  },
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    }
  ],
  "components": {
    "securitySchemes": {
      "sec0": {
        "type": "apiKey",
        "name": "X-App-Token",
        "in": "header",
        "x-default": ""
      }
    }
  },
  "security": [
    {
      "sec0": []
    }
  ],
  "paths": {
    "/resources/api/applicants/notes": {
      "delete": {
        "summary": "Remove applicant note",
        "description": "",
        "operationId": "remove-applicant-note",
        "requestBody": {
          "content": {
            "application/json": {
              "schema": {
                "type": "object",
                "required": [
                  "id",
                  "applicantId"
                ],
                "properties": {
                  "id": {
                    "type": "string",
                    "description": "Unique note identifier in the Sumsub system. <br><br>If the note id is unknown to you, use the [Get applicant notes](https://docs.sumsub.com/sumsub/reference/get-applicant-notes) method to fetch it."
                  },
                  "applicantId": {
                    "type": "string",
                    "description": "Unique identifier of the applicant in the Sumsub system. <br><br>This identifier is a random combination of 24 digits and lowercase Latin characters. It is automatically generated when the applicant is created on the Sumsub side, and can be found in the [Dashboard](https://cockpit.sumsub.com/checkus/#/applicants/individual?limit=10&page=0). <br><br>If the `applicantId` is unknown to you, use the [Get applicant data (externalUserId)](https://docs.sumsub.com/sumsub/reference/get-applicant-data-via-externaluserid) method to fetch it."
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          }
        },
        "deprecated": false
      }
    }
  },
  "x-readme": {
    "headers": [],
    "explorer-enabled": true,
    "proxy-enabled": true
  },
  "x-readme-fauxas": true
}
```