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# Rejecting Wipe Requests

**`DELETE /api/v1/contracts/wipe/requests/{requestId}/reject`**

Rejects a wipe contract request, optionally banning the requester. Only Standard Registry users are allowed to make this request.

**Authentication:** Bearer token required (`Authorization: Bearer <token>`)

**Permission:** `Permissions.CONTRACTS_WIPE_REQUEST_REVIEW`

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## Request

### Path Parameters

| Parameter   | Type   | Required | Description        |
| ----------- | ------ | -------- | ------------------ |
| `requestId` | string | Yes      | Request identifier |

### Query Parameters

| Parameter | Type    | Required | Default | Description                                  |
| --------- | ------- | -------- | ------- | -------------------------------------------- |
| `ban`     | boolean | No       | false   | If `true`, also bans the requester's account |

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## Response

### Success Response

**Status:** `200 OK`

```json
true
```

### Error Responses

| Status                      | Description               |
| --------------------------- | ------------------------- |
| `401 Unauthorized`          | Missing or invalid token  |
| `403 Forbidden`             | Insufficient permissions  |
| `500 Internal Server Error` | Unexpected server failure |