# Cancel the open offer of ownership

> The ownership_transfers.cancel operation: POST /api/v1/ownership_transfers/cancel in the REST API and the ownership_transfers_cancel tool in the MCP server.

Withdraws the organization's open offer of ownership before the member accepts it. Returns the cancelled offer.
Only an owner can cancel it.

## At a glance

- **REST:** `POST /api/v1/ownership_transfers/cancel`
- **MCP tool:** `ownership_transfers_cancel`
- **Operation ID:** `ownership_transfers.cancel`
- **Scope:** Organization
- **Permission:** `org:admin`
- **Risk tier:** `write`
- **Dry run:** Supported (send `Ownrecord-Dry-Run: true`)
- **Idempotency:** `Idempotency-Key` required
- **Modes:** Test and live
- **Authentication:** API key with the `org:admin` scope
- **Since:** M12

## Request

### Body

This operation takes no body.

## Response

`200 OK` with a JSON object:

| Field        | Type                   | Description |
| ------------ | ---------------------- | ----------- |
| `object`     | `"ownership_transfer"` |             |
| `orgId`      | `org_…` ID             |             |
| `fromUserId` | `usr_…` ID             |             |
| `toUserId`   | `usr_…` ID             |             |
| `toEmail`    | string or null         |             |
| `status`     | one of `pending`       |             |
| `createdAt`  | date-time              |             |
| `expiresAt`  | date-time              |             |

## Examples

### Withdraw the offer

```http
POST /api/v1/ownership_transfers/cancel
Authorization: Bearer or_test_…
Idempotency-Key: 3f1c9a52-7d0e-4b8f-9a61-0c2d5e8b7f14
```

Response (`200`):

```json
{
  "object": "ownership_transfer",
  "orgId": "org_01m4tx5nj7ekd958x53w4bntcg",
  "fromUserId": "usr_01m4tx5nj8emwbyf7y9vcf47xa",
  "toUserId": "usr_01m4tx5nj8emwbyf7y9vcf47xb",
  "toEmail": "ana@acme.example",
  "status": "pending",
  "createdAt": "2026-10-26T09:00:00.000Z",
  "expiresAt": "2026-11-02T09:00:00.000Z"
}
```

## Errors

| Code                                                                                                         | HTTP status | When                                                                    | What to do                                                                      |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [`owner_required`](https://ownrecord.io/docs/reference/errors.md#owner_required)                             | 403         | You aren't an owner of the organization.                                | Ask an organization owner (`org_owner`).                                        |
| [`ownership_transfer_not_found`](https://ownrecord.io/docs/reference/errors.md#ownership_transfer_not_found) | 404         | There's no open offer (it was accepted, cancelled or expired).          | Offers expire after 7 days. Ask an owner to offer ownership again.              |
| [`version_conflict`](https://ownrecord.io/docs/reference/errors.md#version_conflict)                         | 409         | The offer changed at the same time (for example, it was just accepted). | Fetch the object again and retry the change.                                    |
| [`permission_denied`](https://ownrecord.io/docs/reference/errors.md#permission_denied)                       | 403         | You can't manage this organization.                                     | Ask an organization owner or admin for a role or scope that allows this action. |

It can also return these [common errors](https://ownrecord.io/docs/reference.md#common-errors): [`validation_failed`](https://ownrecord.io/docs/reference/errors.md#validation_failed), [`api_version_unsupported`](https://ownrecord.io/docs/reference/errors.md#api_version_unsupported), [`invalid_json`](https://ownrecord.io/docs/reference/errors.md#invalid_json), [`unsupported_media_type`](https://ownrecord.io/docs/reference/errors.md#unsupported_media_type), [`authentication_required`](https://ownrecord.io/docs/reference/errors.md#authentication_required), [`api_key_invalid`](https://ownrecord.io/docs/reference/errors.md#api_key_invalid), [`resource_not_found`](https://ownrecord.io/docs/reference/errors.md#resource_not_found), [`idempotency_key_required`](https://ownrecord.io/docs/reference/errors.md#idempotency_key_required), [`idempotency_key_reused`](https://ownrecord.io/docs/reference/errors.md#idempotency_key_reused), [`idempotency_in_progress`](https://ownrecord.io/docs/reference/errors.md#idempotency_in_progress), [`approval_required`](https://ownrecord.io/docs/reference/errors.md#approval_required), [`approval_rejected`](https://ownrecord.io/docs/reference/errors.md#approval_rejected), [`approval_expired`](https://ownrecord.io/docs/reference/errors.md#approval_expired), [`stale_approval`](https://ownrecord.io/docs/reference/errors.md#stale_approval), [`approval_policy_denied`](https://ownrecord.io/docs/reference/errors.md#approval_policy_denied), [`rate_limited`](https://ownrecord.io/docs/reference/errors.md#rate_limited), [`internal_error`](https://ownrecord.io/docs/reference/errors.md#internal_error).