## Forget a memory

**delete** `/v4/memories`

Forget (soft delete) a memory entry. The memory is marked as forgotten but not permanently deleted.

### Body Parameters

- `containerTag: string`

  Container tag / space identifier. Required to scope the operation.

- `id: optional string`

  ID of the memory entry to operate on

- `content: optional string`

  Exact content match of the memory entry to operate on. Use this when you don't have the ID.

- `reason: optional string`

  Optional reason for forgetting this memory

### Returns

- `id: string`

  ID of the memory that was forgotten

- `forgotten: boolean`

  Indicates the memory was successfully forgotten

### Example

```http
curl https://api.supermemory.ai/v4/memories \
    -X DELETE \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $SUPERMEMORY_API_KEY"
```

#### Response

```json
{
  "id": "mem_abc123",
  "forgotten": true
}
```