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CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act)

CalPrivacy DROP Data Broker API

The Delete Request and Opt-out Platform (DROP) Data Broker API is the statutory integration surface California's Delete Act requires of every registered data broker. Brokers call GET /data/download to retrieve a ZIP of CSV files holding SHA-256 hashed consumer deletion identifiers, match those hashes against their own records, act, then report a status per work item with POST /data/upload (2 Exempted, 3 Deleted, 4 Opted out, 5 Not found), correcting a prior filing with POST /data/amend. Operated by the California Privacy Protection Agency (CalPrivacy), authenticated with an X-API-KEY issued in the Data Broker Portal after annual registration and fee payment. OpenAPI 3.1.0, description version 1.2.0. Processing became mandatory for registered brokers on 2026-08-01.

Documentation Provider Profile APIs.io OpenAPI GitHub

CalPrivacy DROP Data Broker API is one of 5 APIs that CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act) publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Data Brokers, Delete Act, Deletion Requests, DROP, and Regulator API. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, an API reference, and a getting-started guide.

This API exposes 3 operations across 3 paths, organized into 2 resource areas, and defines 13 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 1.2.0.

Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://api.drop.privacy.ca.gov, https://api.drop.privacy.ca.gov/sandbox.

3 operations 3 paths 13 schemas 1 GET2 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
1.2.0
Base URL
https://api.drop.privacy.ca.gov
Authentication
API Key
Resource Areas
2

Authentication & Security 1

CalPrivacy DROP Data Broker API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as X-API-KEY (ApiKeyAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • ApiKeyAuth — API key issued through the Data Broker Portal. The key grants access only to the consumer deletion lists selected during setup.

Paths & Operations 3

Across 3 paths, the API surfaces 3 operations — 1 GET, 2 POST. They span 2 resource areas: Download, Upload. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Download 1

Request or download consumer deletion lists(s)

GET
/data/download
Request or download consumer deletion request data
downloadData → 200202401403404409429500
Upload 2

Submit new or amended status response files

POST
/data/upload
Upload new status response files
uploadData body → 202400401403404409429500
POST
/data/amend
Correct or update previously submitted status responses
uploadAmend body → 202400401403404409429500

Schemas 13

The contract defines 13 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are UploadResponse (5 properties), FileNamingConvention (4 properties), RemovedCSVRow (3 properties), DownloadedCSVRow (2 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

ListType
string
Consumer deletion list type. Removed is a file type, not a consumer deletion list type.
FileNamingConvention
object
Structure embedded in DROP CSV file names.
4 properties
UploadResponse
object
Response returned after upload or amend files are accepted or rejected.
5 properties 5 required
StatusCode
integer
Status code reported for each work item in the uploaded CSV.
DownloadedCSVRow
object
A single row from a deletion list CSV file. All deletion list files use ID,Hash. For NDZ and NameVIN, the Hash value is the final hash generated through compos…
2 properties 2 required
UploadCSVRow
object
A single row in the response CSV uploaded by the data broker.
2 properties 2 required
MessageResponse
object
1 property 1 required
AcceptedFileResult
object
2 properties 2 required
RejectedFileResult
object
2 properties 2 required
RemovedCSVRow
object
A single row from the Removed CSV file.
3 properties 3 required
HashBase64
string
SHA-256 hash output encoded as Base64.
WorkItemId
string
DROP work item identifier from the downloaded file. Must be a 12-character Base62 (alphanumeric) value.
DataType
string
CSV data type used in DROP file names. Removed is used for removed identifiers and is not a consumer deletion list type.

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

ccpa-drop-databroker-api.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act) publishes across the network.

Global Privacy Control (GPC) Specification
AE Profile APIs.io
IAB Tech Lab Global Privacy Platform (GPP)
AE Profile APIs.io
California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) Resources
AE Profile APIs.io
California Data Broker Registry
AE Profile APIs.io
#Data Brokers#Delete Act#Deletion Requests#DROP#Regulator API
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API Details
ID
ccpa:drop-data-broker-api
Base URL
https://api.drop.privacy.ca.gov
Docs
https://privacy.ca.gov/drop-for-data-brokers/technical-specifications/
Provider
CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act)
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