`ACCOUNT_NOT_SOFT_DELETED`

HTTP 409

Something about the request must change

A purge was attempted on an account that is not soft-deleted; destruction is gated on the reversible soft-delete step so an account is never erased straight from a live state.

How to fix it (contract guidance)

Soft-delete the account first (an audited, reversible step), then purge it after reviewing the retention window.

Observed recovery

Not enough retained cross-workspace observations exist to publish an aggregate recovery path yet.

Publication requires at least 3 distinct workspaces. This is withheld data, not evidence that no recovery happened.

Raised by

POST /api/admin/users/{userId}/purge

If you are an agent

The same facts, structured. Do not infer the fix from the prose above — use this.

{
  "code": "ACCOUNT_NOT_SOFT_DELETED",
  "httpStatus": 409,
  "meaning": "A purge was attempted on an account that is not soft-deleted; destruction is gated on the reversible soft-delete step so an account is never erased straight from a live state.",
  "fix": "Soft-delete the account first (an audited, reversible step), then purge it after reviewing the retention window.",
  "example": null,
  "emittedBy": [
    "POST /api/admin/users/{userId}/purge"
  ],
  "links": {
    "contract": "/docs/openapi.json",
    "changelog": "/changelog",
    "blog": "/dispatches"
  },
  "guidanceSource": "contract-manifest",
  "observedResolution": {
    "code": "ACCOUNT_NOT_SOFT_DELETED",
    "source": "server-event-ledger",
    "scope": "current-retained-events",
    "correlationWindowHours": 24,
    "minimumDistinctWorkspaces": 3,
    "status": "insufficient-aggregate",
    "observations": null,
    "distinctWorkspaces": null,
    "path": null
  }
}

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