# Soft delete an entity

Deletes an entity, marking it as deleted but without permanently removing it from the system (soft deletion). This action can be reversed by restoring the entity later. Requires the Delete permission.

Endpoint: POST /api/entities/{id}/lifecycle/softdeleteentity
Version: v2.0
Security: OAuth2

## Security:

  - `OAuth2` (unknown)
    oauth2

## Path parameters:

  - `id` (integer, required)
    The unique identifier for the entity.

## Response 200:

  - `200` (unknown)
    Entity soft deleted successfully

## Response 400:

  - `400` (unknown)
    Request not valid

## Response 401:

  - `401` (unknown)
    Unauthorized request

## Response 403:

  - `403` (unknown)
    Insufficient permission

## Response 404:

  - `404` (unknown)
    Entity not found or user not authorized