Delete a Post

First, use the deletePost mutation to submit a delete transaction.

mutation {  deletePost(    request: {      post: "42"
      # Optional, any data required by custom Feed Rule      # feedRules: FeedRulesInput    }  ) {    ... on DeletePostResponse {      hash    }
    ... on SponsoredTransactionRequest {      ...SponsoredTransactionRequest    }
    ... on SelfFundedTransactionRequest {      ...SelfFundedTransactionRequest    }
    ... on TransactionWillFail {      reason    }  }}

Then, handle the result as explained in the Transaction Lifecycle guide.

In this example, we will assume the previous step returned a DeletePostResponse object so we will poll the transactionStatus query until it returns a FinishedTransactionStatus result.

query {  transactionStatus(    request: { txHash: "0x5e9d8f8a4b8e4b8e4b8e4b8e4b8e4b8e4b8e4b" }  ) {    ... on NotIndexedYetStatus {      reason      txHasMined    }
    ... on PendingTransactionStatus {      blockTimestamp    }
    ... on FinishedTransactionStatus {      blockTimestamp    }
    ... on FailedTransactionStatus {      reason      blockTimestamp    }  }}

Finally, to delete a Post's content, you must remove the Post Metadata object located at post.contentURI, along with any referenced files.

The deletion process depends on the hosting solution used when the Post was created or last updated. For example, if IPFS was used, you should unpin the content to free up resources.

If you used Lens Storage Nodes, the result of the first step will determine your next steps: