Delete a cohort snapshot

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DELETE/preview/CohortSnapshots/{cohortSnapshotId}

Base url: https://audiences.twilio.com (base url)

Initiates deletion of a cohort snapshot and its associated profile data.

Processed asynchronously: returns 202 Accepted with an Operation resource for polling via CohortOperations.

Request

Authentication

Basic Auth

Path parameters

Property nameTypeRequiredDescription

cohortSnapshotIdstring

required

The cohortSnapshotId identifier

Responses

202401403404429500

Accepted - Operation accepted for asynchronous processing. Poll the CohortOperations endpoint to check status.

SchemaExample

Property nameTypeRequiredDescriptionChild properties

operationIdstring

read-only

Optional

Unique identifier for the operation following TTID format. Format: cmp_operation_{uuidv7-encoded}

Example: cmp_operation_01h9d8r0vte3hz8tykdj329t7rPattern: ^cmp_operation_[a-zA-Z0-9]{26}$Max length: 100

statusenum<string>

read-only

Optional

Current status of the operation.

PENDING: Operation is waiting to be processed
RUNNING: Operation is in progress
COMPLETED: Operation finished successfully
FAILED: Operation failed (check error field)
CANCELLED: Operation was cancelled by the user

Example: RUNNINGPossible values:

PENDINGRUNNINGCOMPLETEDFAILEDCANCELLED

statusUrlstring<uri-reference>

read-only

Optional

URL to poll for operation status

Example: /preview/CohortOperations/cmp_operation_01h9d8r0vte3hz8tykdj329t7rMax length: 500

createdAtstring<date-time>

read-only

Optional

Timestamp when the operation was created

Example: 2026-01-15T10:00:00Z

completedAtstring<date-time>

read-only

Optional

Timestamp when the operation completed (present for terminal states)

Example: 2026-01-15T10:03:45Z

payloadobject

read-only

Optional

Operation-specific metadata and progress information for a Cohort operation.

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resultUrlstring<uri-reference>

read-only

Optional

URL of the resulting resource. Present when status is COMPLETED and the operation produced or modified a resource.

Not present for deletion operations (DELETE, SNAPSHOT_DELETE) since the resource no longer exists after completion.

Example: /preview/CohortSnapshots/cmp_cohortsnapshot_01h9d8r0vte3hz8tykdj329t7rMax length: 500

resultobject

read-only

Optional

Operation-specific output data. Only present when status is COMPLETED. Fields present depend on operationType:

SNAPSHOT: cohortSnapshotId, cohortId (COHORT-sourced only), profileCount, partitionCount, updatedAt
SNAPSHOT_DELETE: cohortSnapshotId, cohortId (COHORT-sourced only)
UPDATE: cohortId, updatedAt
DELETE: cohortId

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errorobject

read-only

Optional

Detailed error information following RFC 9457 Problem Details standard. Only present when status is FAILED.

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Delete a cohort snapshot

1curl -X DELETE "https://audiences.twilio.com/preview/CohortSnapshots/cohortSnapshotId" \
2-u $TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID:$TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN

Response

1{
2  "operationId": "cmp_operation_01h9d8r0vte3hz8tykdj329t7r",
3  "status": "PENDING",
4  "statusUrl": "/preview/CohortOperations/cmp_operation_01h9d8r0vte3hz8tykdj329t7r",
5  "createdAt": "2026-01-15T10:00:00Z"
6}