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# private/force_burn

> Curator-signed endpoint that builds an on-chain action to forcibly redeem a given holder's entire share balance at the current mark-to-market share price. Inputs are the vault subaccount the curator signs on, the EIP-712 envelope (nonce, signer, signature, expiry), and the holder's wallet address. Requires the curator mint-and-burn permission; the protocol re-verifies the curator signature.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi.json post /private/force_burn
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Derive v3 API
  version: 0.2.0
  description: JSON-RPC 2.0 methods, served over WebSocket and HTTP POST.
servers:
  - url: https://api.derive.xyz/v3
    description: Production (HTTP POST base)
  - url: https://testnet.api.derive.xyz/v3
    description: Testnet (HTTP POST base)
security: []
tags:
  - name: Subaccounts
    description: >-
      List, inspect, and label subaccounts, portfolios, positions, and
      collateral.
  - name: Session Keys
    description: Register, edit, and list delegated signing keys.
  - name: Account
    description: Wallet-level account information and settings.
  - name: Orderbook
    description: Place, replace, cancel, and query orders, trigger orders, and algos.
  - name: RFQ
    description: 'Request-for-quote: send RFQs, quote, and execute block trades.'
  - name: Vault Shareholders
    description: >-
      Deposit into and withdraw from vaults, and track shares, requests, and
      performance.
  - name: Vault Curators
    description: >-
      Create and operate curated vaults: settle deposit and withdrawal requests,
      and manage vault metadata.
  - name: History
    description: >-
      Per-account historical records: orders, trades, transfers, and
      settlements.
  - name: Market Maker Protection
    description: Configure, read, and reset market-maker protection.
  - name: Transfers & Withdrawals
    description: Move collateral between subaccounts, to other wallets, and on-chain.
  - name: Onchain Actions
    description: >-
      L1 onchain actions submitted via OnchainActionManager: register deposit
      addresses, list pending deposits, and inspect onchain action history.
  - name: System
    description: Rate limits and transaction lookups.
  - name: Market Data
    description: Instruments, currencies, tickers, and market-wide feeds.
  - name: Referrals
    description: Referral codes and program performance.
  - name: Other
    description: Uncategorized.
paths:
  /private/force_burn:
    post:
      tags:
        - Vault Curators
      summary: private/force_burn
      description: >-
        Curator-signed endpoint that builds an on-chain action to forcibly
        redeem a given holder's entire share balance at the current
        mark-to-market share price. Inputs are the vault subaccount the curator
        signs on, the EIP-712 envelope (nonce, signer, signature, expiry), and
        the holder's wallet address. Requires the curator mint-and-burn
        permission; the protocol re-verifies the curator signature.
      operationId: private_force_burn
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ForceBurnRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/VaultForceBurnResponse'
        default:
          description: JSON-RPC error (see Error Codes)
components:
  schemas:
    ForceBurnRequest:
      description: >-
        Fields common to every signed vault action. They appear alongside each
        endpoint's action-specific parameters in the same request object.
      type: object
      required:
        - holder
        - nonce
        - signature
        - signature_expiry_sec
        - signer
        - subaccount_id
      properties:
        holder:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Address'
          description: The shareholder being exited.
        nonce:
          type: integer
          format: uint64
          minimum: 0
        signature:
          description: 0x-prefixed hex of the 65-byte EOA signature.
          type: string
        signature_expiry_sec:
          type: integer
          format: uint64
          minimum: 0
        signer:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Address'
        subaccount_id:
          description: >-
            The subaccount the action is signed on; which subaccount applies
            depends on the specific method — see that method's reference.
          type: integer
          format: uint64
          minimum: 0
    VaultForceBurnResponse:
      description: >-
        Returned by `force_burn`: identifiers to track the on-chain `ForceBurn`
        operation.
      type: object
      required:
        - op_uuid
        - operation_id
      properties:
        op_uuid:
          type: string
        operation_id:
          type: integer
          format: uint64
          minimum: 0
    Address:
      description: 20-byte Ethereum address as a 0x-prefixed lowercase hex string.
      type: string
      maxLength: 42
      minLength: 42
      pattern: ^0x[0-9a-fA-F]{40}$

````

## Related topics

- [Winddowns](/vaults/winddowns.md)
- [private/burn_vault_shares](/api-reference/vault-curators/privateburn_vault_shares.md)
- [private/get_live_burn_requests](/api-reference/vault-curators/privateget_live_burn_requests.md)