# DROP Data Broker API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/california-privacy-protection-agency/drop-data-broker-api/  
**Provider:** California Privacy Protection Agency — https://apis.io/providers/california-privacy-protection-agency/  
**Base URL:** https://api.drop.privacy.ca.gov  
**Documentation:** https://privacy.ca.gov/drop-for-data-brokers/technical-specifications/

DROP Data Broker API is one of 2 APIs that [California Privacy Protection Agency](https://apis.io/providers/california-privacy-protection-agency/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. Tagged areas include Data Brokers, Data Deletion, Privacy, and Regulatory Compliance. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, an API reference, a getting-started guide, authentication docs, and rate-limit docs.

Delete Act data broker integration API for the Delete Request and Opt-out Platform (DROP). Data brokers pull a ZIP archive of hashed consumer identifiers (GET /data/download, one CSV per selected consumer deletion list: NDZ, Email, Phone, MAID, NameVIN, CTVID, plus a Removed file), match the SHA-256/Base64 hashes against their own standardized records, and report a status code per work item (2 exempted, 3 deleted, 4 opted out, 5 not found) by uploading Id,Status CSV files (POST /data/upload) or correcting earlier responses (POST /data/amend). Requests carry an X-API-KEY scoped to the lists selected in the Data Broker Portal; a sandbox environment is served under /sandbox on the same host. Published as OpenAPI 3.1.0 version 1.2.0 (July 2, 2026).

## Operations (3)

| Method | Path | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| GET | `/data/download` | Request or download consumer deletion request data |
| POST | `/data/upload` | Upload new status response files |
| POST | `/data/amend` | Correct or update previously submitted status responses |

## Machine-readable artifacts (15)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/california-privacy-protection-agency/refs/heads/main/openapi/california-privacy-protection-agency-drop-data-broker-api-openapi.yml
- **OpenAPI** — https://dropresources.blob.core.windows.net/apidocs/databroker_api.yaml
- **Documentation** — https://privacy.ca.gov/drop-for-data-brokers/technical-specifications/
- **APIReference** — https://privacy.ca.gov/drop-for-data-brokers/technical-specifications/api-operations/
- **GettingStarted** — https://privacy.ca.gov/drop-for-data-brokers/technical-specifications/getting-started/
- **Authentication** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/california-privacy-protection-agency/refs/heads/main/authentication/california-privacy-protection-agency-authentication.yml
- **Conventions** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/california-privacy-protection-agency/refs/heads/main/conventions/california-privacy-protection-agency-conventions.yml
- **Idempotency** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/california-privacy-protection-agency/refs/heads/main/conventions/california-privacy-protection-agency-conventions.yml
- **ErrorCatalog** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/california-privacy-protection-agency/refs/heads/main/errors/california-privacy-protection-agency-problem-types.yml
- **DataModel** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/california-privacy-protection-agency/refs/heads/main/data-model/california-privacy-protection-agency-data-model.yml
- **RateLimits** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/california-privacy-protection-agency/refs/heads/main/rate-limits/california-privacy-protection-agency-rate-limits.yml
- **Sandbox** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/california-privacy-protection-agency/refs/heads/main/sandbox/california-privacy-protection-agency-sandbox.yml
- **Overlay** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/california-privacy-protection-agency/refs/heads/main/overlays/california-privacy-protection-agency-drop-data-broker-api-overlay.yaml
- **MCPServer** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/california-privacy-protection-agency/refs/heads/main/mcp/california-privacy-protection-agency-mcp.yml
- **APIsJSON** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/california-privacy-protection-agency/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

## Other California Privacy Protection Agency APIs (1)

- [DROP Webhook Notifications](https://apis.io/apis/california-privacy-protection-agency/drop-webhook-notifications/)

## Tags

Data Brokers, Data Deletion, Privacy, Regulatory Compliance

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