To delete a shopper in BlueSnap, you will perform the Delete Vaulted Shopper request. In order to do this, you need either the BlueSnap token (vaulted-shopper-id) or the merchant-shopper-id for your shopper.

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Request Content

No content is required in the request body. Enter the relevant IDs in the request URL, as follows:

Delete based on Vaulted Shopper ID
Enter the vaulted-shopper-id into the web service URL, in the format:
services/2/vaulted-shoppers/{vaulted-shopper-id}

For example:
services/2/vaulted-shoppers/20769005

Delete based on Merchant Shopper ID
Enter the merchant-shopper-id in the web service URL, in the format:
services/2/vaulted-shoppers/merchant/{merchant-shopper-id}

For example:
services/2/vaulted-shoppers/merchant/6783334400

Response Details

A successful response looks like this:
HTTP 200 { "description": "Your request to delete shopper ID 19570408 has been received and will be processed within 7 days." }

Validations

Before a delete vaulted shopper request is approved, BlueSnap will verify the following:

The shopper has not already been deleted
The shopper does not have any transactions from the past 12 months
The shopper does not have any active subscriptions
The shopper does not have any pending ECP or SEPA payments

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Deleted Shopper Data
Please note that any deleted shopper or shopper data will be masked in reports that include that information.

Examples

Request Examples

curl --location -g --request DELETE 'https://{URL}/services/2/vaulted-shoppers/19569096' \
--header 'Content-Transfer-Encoding: application/xml'

curl --location -g --request DELETE 'https://{URL}/services/2/vaulted-shoppers/merchant/abc123test' \
--header 'Content-Transfer-Encoding: application/xml'

Response Example

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<message xmlns="http://ws.plimus.com">
    <description>Your request to delete shopper ID 19569096 has been received and will be processed within 7 days.</description>
</message>

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Example Descriptions

Basic Delete Vaulted Shopper

This example shows a basic Delete Vaulted Shopper request that deletes the shopper in BlueSnap. Note that no content is required in the request body. The deletion is based on the vaulted shopper ID in the request URL.

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API Explorer

To test out a call, enter an existing vaulted shopper ID (e.g 20769005) in the vaulted-shopper-id field. This will automatically insert the ID into the request URL. Leave the Body Content field empty.