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title: GET /contacts/v1/contacts/deleteOperations
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# GET /contacts/v1/contacts/deleteOperations

## Overview

Retrieves the list of contact delete operations.

## Responses

| Status      | Name                      | Type     | Description                                                                                                                                                                  |
| ----------- | ------------------------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **200**     |                      |     | **Successfully retrieved list of contact delete operations**                                                                                                                 |
|        | items                     | array    | Array of retrieved contact delete operations.                                                                                                                                |
|        | items.operationID         | long     | Operation ID of the contact delete operation. Keep track of this ID because it allows you to check the status of a deletion and decide how to proceed if there is a failure. |
|        | items.eid                 | long     | ID for the top-level enterprise account associated with the business unit.                                                                                                   |
|        | items.mid                 | long     | Account ID of the account user.                                                                                                                                              |
|        | items.employeeID          | long     | Employee ID of the user who created the contact delete operation.                                                                                                            |
|        | items.OperationRequestID  | guid     | Request ID of the contact delete operation.                                                                                                                                  |
|        | items.status              | string   | Current status of the contact delete operation PendingProcessing Cancelling Cancelled Failed Completed CompletedWithErrors.                                                  |
|        | items.scheduledTime       | datetime | Date the contact delete operation is scheduled to start.                                                                                                                     |
|        | items.startTime           | datetime | Date the contact delete operation started.                                                                                                                                   |
|        | items.endTime             | datetime | Date the contact delete operation ended.                                                                                                                                     |
|        | items.listTypeID          | Short    | Type of list used in the contact delete operation.                                                                                                                           |
|        | items.listIdentifier      | string   | Identifier of list used in the contact delete operation.                                                                                                                     |
|        | items.listKey             | string   | ListKey of list used in the contact delete operation.                                                                                                                        |
|        | items.listName            | string   | Name of list used in the contact delete operation.                                                                                                                           |
|        | items.expectedListCount   | long     | Estimated number of contacts to delete in the contact delete operation.                                                                                                      |
|        | items.actualListCount     | long     | Actual number of contacts to delete in the contact delete operation.                                                                                                         |
|        | items.successCount        | long     | Number of contacts successfully deleted in the contact delete operation.                                                                                                     |
|        | items.errorCount          | long     | Number of contacts that errored out in the contact delete operation.                                                                                                         |
|        | items.deleteType          | string   | Type of delete performed: None ContactAndAttributes AttributesOnly                                                                                                           |
|        | items.operationName       | string   | Name of the contact delete operation.                                                                                                                                        |
|        | items.restorableUntilDate | datetime | Deadline to restore contacts deleted by contact delete operation.                                                                                                            |
|        | items.createdDate         | datetime | Creation date of contact delete operation.                                                                                                                                   |
|        | items.createdBy           | long     | Employee ID of the user who created the contact delete operation.                                                                                                            |
|        | pageNumber                | integer  | Requested page number of results.                                                                                                                                            |
|        | pageSize                  | integer  | Requested page size of results.                                                                                                                                              |
|        | count                     | integer  | Total count of contact delete operation.                                                                                                                                     |
|        | resultMessages            | array    | Array of returned error messages generated while processing request.                                                                                                         |
|        | requestservicemessageid   | guid     | Service message ID for the request.                                                                                                                                          |
|        | servicemessageid          | guid     | Service message ID for the response.                                                                                                                                         |
|        |                      |     |                                                                                                                                                                         |
| **default** |                      |     | **Unexpected error**                                                                                                                                                         |
|        | pageNumber                | integer  | Requested page number of results                                                                                                                                             |
|        | pageSize                  | integer  | Requested page size of results                                                                                                                                               |
|        | count                     | integer  | Total count of contact delete operation                                                                                                                                      |
|        | resultMessages            | array    | Array of returned error messages generated while processing request                                                                                                          |
|        | requestservicemessageid   | guid     | Service message ID for the request                                                                                                                                           |
|        | servicemessageid          | guid     | Service message ID for the response                                                                                                                                          |