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title: Hard delete request control
description: This control can be included in a delete request to override any soft delete policies and remove the target entry from the server completely. Learn more about soft delete policies in Soft delete request control.
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page_id: pingdirectory:directory:controls/hard-delete-request-control
canonical_url: https://developer.pingidentity.com/pingdirectory/directory/controls/hard-delete-request-control.html
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# Hard delete request control

This control can be included in a [delete request](../directory-entry-apis/delete-an-entry-with-controls.html) to override any soft delete policies and remove the target entry from the server completely. Learn more about soft delete policies in [Soft delete request control](soft-delete-request-control.html).

The following example shows the JSON encoding for the control:

```json
{
    "oid":"1.3.6.1.4.1.30221.2.5.22",
    "control-name":"Hard Delete Request Control",
    "criticality":true,
}
```