---
method: DELETE
path: /api/media-items/:id/annotations/:annotationId
auth: jwt
area: media-items
---
<!-- source: internal/handlers/annotation_history.go:101 MediaHandler.PurgeDeletedAnnotation -->

# Purge Deleted Annotation

**Permanent** — removes a tombstoned annotation from history entirely. Kind
comes from the required `annotation_type` query parameter
(`highlight` | `note` | `bookmark`; no body fallback on DELETE).

## Example request

```text
DELETE /api/media-items/550e8400-.../annotations/440e8400-...?annotation_type=highlight
```

## Example response

```json example-response
{
  "purged": true
}
```

## Errors

| Status | Body | When |
| ------ | ---- | ---- |
| 400 | `{"error": "annotation_type must be highlight, note, or bookmark"}` | missing/invalid kind |
| 404 | `{"error": "deleted annotation not found"}` | nothing tombstoned under that id |
| 500 | `{"error": "failed to purge annotation"}` | unexpected server error |
| 503 | `{"error": "annotation service unavailable"}` | service not constructed |