---
url: /api/core/types/utils/function-clean-object.md
description: api documentation of cleanObject from @tsed/core
---

## Usage

```typescript
import { cleanObject } from "@tsed/core";
```

> See [/packages/core/src/utils/cleanObject.ts](https://github.com/tsedio/tsed/blob/v8.37.1/packages/core/src/utils/cleanObject.ts#L0-L0).

## Overview

```ts
function cleanObject(obj: Record<string, unknown>, ignore?: string[]): any;
```

## Description

Returns a copy of an object with undefined values, protected keys, and ignored keys removed.

Filters out entries that are undefined, match protected key patterns, or are in the ignore list.