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  tags:
    - employees
    - DELETE
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  description: >-
    Soft deletes an employee journal entry. The entry is marked as… Reference
    for the DELETE /employees/journal/{id} endpoint in the Leadtime Public API
    API.
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  badge: DELETE
  label: Delete employee journal entry
title: Delete employee journal entry
type: openapi-operation
---
Soft deletes an employee journal entry. The entry is marked as deleted but not permanently removed from the database.

**What happens:**
- The journal entry is marked with a `deletedAt` timestamp
- The entry will no longer appear in list queries or be accessible via the API
- The data is preserved in the database for audit purposes
- The entry cannot be restored through the API (restoration would require database access)

**Access control:**
- Users with `Employees.edit` permission can delete any journal entry
- Employees can delete their own entries (creator or subject)
- Returns 404 if the entry does not exist, has already been deleted, or the user does not have access

**Note:** This is a soft delete operation. The entry is not permanently removed and can potentially be recovered by database administrators if needed.

<Operation source="api-reference" id="employeesjournalcontroller-deleteemployeejournal" />