> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.screenpipe.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Delete data in time range

> Permanently delete all captured data (frames, accessibility text, OCR fallback text, audio, etc.) within a time range.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi.yaml post /data/delete-range
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Screenpipe API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >-
    Screenpipe captures everything you see, say, and hear on your computer. Use
    this API to search through captured content, manage recordings, and build
    AI-powered automations on top of your screen data.


    The server runs locally at `http://localhost:3030` by default.
servers: []
security: []
tags:
  - name: Search
    description: Search through captured screen and audio content
  - name: Frames
    description: Access captured screenshots and their extracted text
  - name: Elements
    description: Query captured UI accessibility tree data
  - name: Audio
    description: Manage audio recording devices
  - name: Vision
    description: Manage screen capture monitors
  - name: Meetings
    description: Detected and manual meeting transcriptions
  - name: Speakers
    description: Speaker identification and management
  - name: Memories
    description: AI-extracted knowledge from screen activity
  - name: Tags
    description: Tag content items for organization
  - name: Activity
    description: Activity summaries and analytics
  - name: Vault
    description: Encrypt/decrypt all data at rest
  - name: Cloud Sync
    description: Sync data across devices via cloud
  - name: Cloud Archive
    description: Archive old data to cloud storage
  - name: Data Retention
    description: Auto-delete old data locally
  - name: Data Management
    description: Manual data deletion and storage info
  - name: Database
    description: Direct database access
  - name: System
    description: Health checks and system status
  - name: Experimental
    description: Experimental/unstable endpoints
paths:
  /data/delete-range:
    post:
      tags:
        - Data Management
      summary: Delete data in time range
      description: >-
        Permanently delete all captured data (frames, accessibility text, OCR
        fallback text, audio, etc.) within a time range.
      operationId: routes_data_delete_time_range_handler
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/DeleteTimeRangeRequest'
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DeleteTimeRangeResponse'
components:
  schemas:
    DeleteTimeRangeRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        start:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        end:
          type: string
          format: date-time
      required:
        - start
        - end
    DeleteTimeRangeResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        frames_deleted:
          type: integer
        ocr_deleted:
          type: integer
        audio_transcriptions_deleted:
          type: integer
        audio_chunks_deleted:
          type: integer
        video_chunks_deleted:
          type: integer
        accessibility_deleted:
          type: integer
        ui_events_deleted:
          type: integer
        video_files_deleted:
          type: integer
        audio_files_deleted:
          type: integer
      required:
        - frames_deleted
        - ocr_deleted
        - audio_transcriptions_deleted
        - audio_chunks_deleted
        - video_chunks_deleted
        - accessibility_deleted
        - ui_events_deleted
        - video_files_deleted
        - audio_files_deleted

````