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title: Soft deleted entry access request control
description: This control can be included in a search request to show soft-deleted entries in the search results. Learn more about soft deletes in Soft delete request control.
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# Soft deleted entry access request control

This control can be included in a [search request](../subtree-apis/search-using-post-with-controls.html) to show soft-deleted entries in the search results. Learn more about soft deletes in [Soft delete request control](soft-delete-request-control.html).

The `_controls` array must include the `value-json` attribute with the following values:

* `include-non-soft-deleted-entries`: A mandatory boolean specifying whether entries which have not been soft-deleted will be included in search results if they meet the criteria.

* `return-entries-in-undeleted-form`: A mandatory boolean specifying whether soft-deleted entries returned in search results will display as if they were undeleted (the `entryUUID` will not be included in the DN, and the entry won't be given the `ds-soft-delete-entry` object class).

The following example shows the JSON encoding for the control:

```json
{
    "oid":"1.3.6.1.4.1.30221.2.5.20",
    "control-name":"Soft-Deleted Entry Access Request Control",
    "criticality":true,
    "value-json":
    {
        "return-soft-delete-response-control":true
    }
}
```