nips/62.md

NIP-62

Right to Vanish

draft optional

This NIP offers a Nostr-native way to request a complete reset of a key's fingerprint on the web. In some jurisdictions, this is a legally binding procedure and thus supporters of this NIP MUST trully delete events from their database.

Delete Account

Kind 62 informs a specific relay to delete everything, including NIP-09 Deletion Events, from the .pubkey until its .createdAt

{
  "kind": 62,
  "pubkey": <32-bytes hex-encoded public key of the event creator>,
  "tags": [
    ["relay", "<relay url>"]
  ],
  "content": "<reason or note>",
  //...other fields
}

The tag list MUST include at least one relay value.

Content MAY include a reason or a legal notice to the relay operator.

Relays MUST fully delete any events from the .pubkey if their service url is tagged in the event.

Relays MAY store the deletion request for bookeeping and to make sure past events are not re-broadcasted into the relay.

Paid relays or relays that have restrictions on who can post MUST also follow the request even if the key has not paid to get access to the relay.

Kind 62 SHOULD only be sent to the target relays.

Right to Vanish

Kind 63 informs ALL relays to delete everything, including NIP-09 Deletion Events, from the .pubkey until its .createdAt

{
  "kind": 63,
  "pubkey": <32-bytes hex-encoded public key of the event creator>,
  "tags": [],
  "content": "<reason or note>",
  //...other fields
}

The tag list MUST be empty.

Content MAY include a reason or a legal notice to the relay operator.

Relays MUST fully delete any events from the .pubkey.

Relays MAY store the deletion request for bookeeping and to make sure past events are not re-broadcasted into the relay.

Paid relays or relays that have restrictions on who can post MUST also follow the request even if the key has not paid to get access to the relay.

Kind 63 SHOULD be widely broadcasted.