---
title: Retraction
---

This entity represents a claim of deletion of a previously federated entity.

## Properties

| Property      | Type                         | Description                                       |
| ------------- | ---------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------- |
| `author`      | [diaspora\* ID][diaspora-id] | The diaspora\* ID of the who claims the deletion. |
| `target_guid` | [GUID][guid]                 | The GUID of the entity to delete.                 |
| `target_type` | [Type][type]                 | The type of the entity to delete.                 |

## Example

~~~xml
<retraction>
  <author>alice@example.org</author>
  <target_guid>8d89e1f029f6013487753131731751e9</target_guid>
  <target_type>Post</target_type>
</retraction>
~~~

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