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# How to bulk delete affiliates, conversions and customers

> Using the REST API to delete multiple affiliates, conversions or customers in your account.

November 9, 2026

**Note:** Deleting any affiliate, conversion or customer is a **permanent action** that *cannot be reversed*. You may lose valuable affiliate program data.\

If you have a large number of affiliates, conversions or customers that you'd like to delete, you or a developer may do so using the [REST API](https://developers.tapfiliate.com/api-reference/introduction) endpoints listed in this article.\

Affiliates can also be deleted in bulk from your dashboard, without the API: go to **Affiliates**, select the affiliates in the list and click **Delete**.

## Deleting Affiliates via the REST API

You can use the [Delete an Affiliate endpoint](https://developers.tapfiliate.com/api-reference/affiliates/delete-an-affiliate) to permanently delete your affiliates. This will result in the following:

* Any conversions or customers that they have driven will appear attributed to "*Deleted*".

## Deleting Conversions via the REST API

You can use the [Delete a Conversion endpoint](https://developers.tapfiliate.com/api-reference/conversions/delete-a-conversion) to permanently delete your conversions. This will result in the following:

* The conversion data will be erased from your account.
* If your account is not connected to Tapfiliate Pay and the balance of that conversion has been paid out, [the affiliate's balance will be set back](https://support.tapfiliate.com/core-program-functions/handling-affiliate-payouts/how-to-handle-refunds-and-voiding-commissions.md) for the commission amount of the deleted conversion.
* If your account is connected to **Tapfiliate Pay**, a conversion with an **approved** commission cannot be deleted: the endpoint returns **409** (`commission_approved`). Conversions whose commissions are pending or disapproved can still be deleted.

## Deleting Customers via the REST API

You can use the [Delete a Customer endpoint](https://developers.tapfiliate.com/api-reference/customers/delete-a-customer) to permanently delete your Customers. This means that the Customer will no longer be registered in the account.

* In the context of lifetime/recurring commissions, this means that the Customer has been "released", and that another affiliate can become linked to them.


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