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-Purge room API
-==============
+Deprecated: Purge room API
+==========================
+
+**The old Purge room API is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
+See the new [Delete Room API](rooms.md#delete-room-api) for more details.**
 
 This API will remove all trace of a room from your database.
 
 All local users must have left the room before it can be removed.
 
-See also: [Delete Room API](rooms.md#delete-room-api)
-
 The API is:
 
 ```