Delete Bin Versions API

Using the Delete Bin Versions API, you can delete all the versions of the Bin. Optionally, you can also delete all the versions and copy the latest version to the base bin using this API.

Root

https://api.jsonbin.io/v3 

Route

/b/<BIN_ID>/versions 

Request Type

DELETE

Request Headers

Below are the list of Accepted Request Headers if you are trying to Delete a JSON records versions.

Request Header Value Required
X-Master-Key <API_KEY> Yes
X-Preserve-Latest <true/false> No
X-Master-Key Required

X-Master-Key is nothing but your Core API Access Key. You will need this Key to access mostly any API end-point on JSONBin. You could find the key on the API Keys page.

X-Preserve-Latest

Using X-Preserve-Latest header will copy the Latest record to the Base record before deleting all the versions of a bin, thus, retaining the last updated version.

Code Samples

  • cURL
  • JavaScript (ES6)
  • Python 3
  • Ruby
curl -v\
  -H "X-Master-key: <YOUR_API_KEY>" \
  --request DELETE
    https://api.jsonbin.io/v3/b/<BIN_ID>/versions
let req = new XMLHttpRequest();

req.onreadystatechange = () => {
  if (req.readyState == XMLHttpRequest.DONE) {
    console.log(req.responseText);
  }
};

req.open("DELETE", "https://api.jsonbin.io/v3/b/<BIN_ID>/versions", true);
req.setRequestHeader("X-Master-Key", "<YOUR_API_KEY>");
req.send();
import requests
url = 'https://api.jsonbin.io/v3/b/<BIN_ID>/versions'
headers = {
  'X-Master-Key': '<YOUR_API_KEY>'
}

req = requests.delete(url, json=None, headers=headers)
print(req.text)
require 'net/http'
require 'json'

uri = URI("https://api.jsonbin.io/v3/b/<BIN_ID>/versions")
res = Net::HTTP.start(uri.host, uri.port, use_ssl: true) do |http|
  req = Net::HTTP::Delete.new(uri)
  req['X-Master-Key'] = '<YOUR_API_KEY>'

  http.request(req)
end

puts res.body

Request Response

Success Status Code: 200
{
  "metadata": {
    "id": "",
    "versionsDeleted": 0
  },
  "message": "Versions for the Bin are deleted successfully"
}
Error Status Code: 400, 401, 403
{
  "message": "<Error Message>"
}

For more information on the error codes & errors you might possibly encounter, refer to the below section.

Error Reference

  • 400 Bad Request
  • 401 Unauthorized
  • 403 Forbidden
Invalid Bin Id provided

You'll encounter this error if the Bin Id you are trying to access is invalid. Hence, ensure that the Bin Id you are passing is valid.

You need to pass X-Master-Key in the header

You'll encounter this error if you are not passing the X-Master-Key header which is required to authenticate your request while creating bins. In-order to fix this, pass the X-Master-Key header with a value of the API Key which you can find on the API Keys page.

Bin not found or it doesn't belong to your account

You are trying to access a bin which does not exists or it does not belong to your account. Verify the Bin Id and try again.

Invalid X-Master-Key provided

You need to pass a valid X-Master-Key in the Header

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