---
title: "Service: /member-data/{member}/data/{data} [DELETE]"
source: https://dev.pageseeder.com/api/services/member-data-DELETE.html
description: "Deletes personal member data using the DELETE method. Requires precondition headers like If-Match to prevent collisions. Returns 204 No Content on success. Only accessible by the member or administrator."
last_updated: 2026-08-11T14:34:11+10:00
document_type: api_endpoint
operation_id: member-DELETE
resource_id: member
path_template: /member-data/{member}/data/{data}
http_method: DELETE
api_category: member
implementation_version: 5.9900
api_since: 5.9900
deprecated_since: null
obsolete_since: null
api_support: unsupported
cache_control: N/A
generated_at: 2025-08-04
tokens: ~442
---

# /member-data/\{member\}/data/\{data\} \[DELETE\]

## Description

> **Warning:** The behaviour and URL of this service is not consistent with other services, please read the description carefully. 

Deletes personal member data and can be accessed through the following URL:

```text
/ps/api/member-data/{memberid}/data/{name}
```

Where `name` can contain lowercase letters, numbers, hyphen or underscore and can have an optional alphanumeric extension after a dot which is ignored, for example `public-picture.png` .

### Detecting collisions

Since member data are requested and/or updated frequently, this service relies on [precondition header fields](https://httpwg.org/specs/rfc7232.html#preconditions) to detect and prevent collisions. If the preconditions fail, this service returns an [HTTP 412 Precondition Failed](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Status/412) error, otherwise the deletion proceeds.

The recommended approach is to send the entity tag returned by the [GET request](member-data-GET.md) or [PUT request](member-data-PUT.md) in the `If-Match` HTTP header. This service supports `If-Match` , `If-None-Match`, and`If-Unmodified-since` HTTP headers to check whether the update is possible.

## Parameters

No parameters required.

> **Tip:** We recommend that you always use entity tags when making a request to this service using `If-Match HTTP` header.

## Permission

Only the member themselves or an administrator can use this service.

## Response

If the deletion is successful, this service returns an empty response with a **204 No content** HTTP status.

## Error handling

| Code | Cause / Description |
| --- | --- |
| 0x102D | No member data found |
| 0x1031 | Member data has been modified since update attempt |