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How to Implement Soft Delete in Spring Boot + JPA - Choosing Between @SQLDelete, @SQLRestriction, and Filter

A guide to transparently implementing soft delete (logical delete) in Spring Boot + Spring Data JPA. Covers when to use @SQLDelete + @SQLRestriction (formerly @Where) vs. @SoftDelete and @FilterDef, along with practical pitfalls like unique constraint conflicts, restoration handling, and recording the deleter.

2026-05-18