DELETE

/Address

When to Use

Permanently remove address records that are no longer valid
Clean up duplicate or incorrect addresses
Remove addresses before transferring ownership to different entities
Comply with data retention policies

Common Scenarios

Duplicate Address Removal: Clean up duplicate addresses created during data imports or manual entry errors
Outdated Property Deletion: Remove addresses for properties that entities no longer own or occupy
Test Data Cleanup: Delete test addresses created during system testing or training
Privacy Compliance: Remove address records as part of data subject access requests or right to erasure

Prerequisites

Valid Bearer token with address deletion permissions
Address must exist and be accessible to your account
Understanding of cascade deletion effects

Considerations

Cascade Impact: Removes address from all associated compliance reports
Irreversible: Deletion is permanent and cannot be undone
Compliance Impact: May affect CRS/FATCA reporting for associated entities
Alternative: Consider updating to different address type rather than deletion

Description

Permanently deletes an address record from the system. This removes the address association from any related entities and impacts compliance reporting.

Advanced Resource: Address records are typically managed through BizEntity operations. Use this endpoint for direct address deletion only when the address is no longer associated with active entities or for data cleanup purposes.

⚠️ Deletion Impact

Address deletion affects:

Entity compliance reporting (CRS/FATCA)
Correspondence routing and delivery
Historical record keeping
Regulatory audit trails

Recommended: Update address details rather than delete when possible.

Required Headers - See Authentication

Header	Value	Description
Authorization	{accessToken}	Bearer token for API access
Version	2.0	API version identifier

Query Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`AddressID` >	integer	> Conditional...	The unique system identifier for the address record to delete. Provide this for direct deletion using the internal 7G ID.
`ExternalAddressId` >	string	> Conditional...	Your external system identifier for the address record to delete. Use this when referencing addresses by your organization's ID system for cross-system consistency.

AddressID

integer

> Conditional...

The unique system identifier for the address record to delete. Provide this for direct deletion using the internal 7G ID.

ExternalAddressId

string

> Conditional...

Your external system identifier for the address record to delete. Use this when referencing addresses by your organization's ID system for cross-system consistency.

Example Requests

bash

# Delete address by native ID
curl -X DELETE "https://api.7g.com.au/Address?AddressID=12345" \
  -H "Authorization: {accessToken}" \
  -H "Version: 2.0"

# Delete address by external ID
curl -X DELETE "https://api.7g.com.au/Address?ExternalAddressId=RES-001" \
  -H "Authorization: {accessToken}" \
  -H "Version: 2.0"

Response Examples

json

{
  "result": true,
  "message": "Address deleted successfully",
  "recordCount": 0,
  "data": null
}