> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.granola.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Release legal hold

> Releases a hold. Release is terminal: the hold is never deleted, there is no un-release, and a matter that reopens is a new hold. Releasing an already-released hold returns its original `released_at`.



## OpenAPI

````yaml delete /v1/legal-holds/{hold_id}
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Granola API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: API for accessing meeting data from Granola
servers:
  - url: https://public-api.granola.ai
    description: Production
security: []
paths:
  /v1/legal-holds/{hold_id}:
    delete:
      summary: Release legal hold
      description: >-
        Releases a hold. Release is terminal: the hold is never deleted, there
        is no un-release, and a matter that reopens is a new hold. Releasing an
        already-released hold returns its original `released_at`.
      parameters:
        - schema:
            type: string
            pattern: ^lgh_[a-zA-Z0-9]{14}$
            description: The legal hold id
            example: lgh_Abc123XyZ456De
          required: true
          name: hold_id
          in: path
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The released legal hold
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ReleaseLegalHoldOutput'
        '400':
          description: Bad request
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - Invalid API key
        '404':
          description: Not found
      security:
        - ApiKeyAuth: []
components:
  schemas:
    ReleaseLegalHoldOutput:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          pattern: ^lgh_[a-zA-Z0-9]{14}$
        object:
          type: string
          enum:
            - legal_hold
        released:
          type: boolean
          enum:
            - true
        released_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
      required:
        - id
        - object
        - released
        - released_at
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: apiKey

````