---
title: "Delete a conversation"
method: DELETE
path: "/conversations/{conversation_id}"
tags: ["Conversations"]
---

# Delete a conversation

`DELETE /conversations/{conversation_id}`

{% admonition type="warning" name="Irreversible operation" %}
Deleting a conversation is permanent and cannot be reversed.
{% /admonition %}

Deleting a conversation permanently removes it from the inbox. All sensitive data is deleted, including admin and user replies, conversation attributes, uploads, and related content. The conversation will still appear in reporting, though some data may be incomplete due to the deletion.

## Path parameters

- `conversation_id` integer, required

## Headers

- `Intercom-Version` '1.0' | '1.1' | '1.2' | '1.3' | '1.4' | '2.0' | '2.1' | '2.2' | '2.3' | '2.4' | '2.5' | '2.6' | '2.7' | '2.8' | '2.9' | '2.10' | '2.11' | '2.12' | '2.13' | '2.14' — Intercom API version.</br>By default, it's equal to the version set in the app package.

## Response `200`

successful

- ConversationDeleted — deleted conversation object
  - `id` string — The unique identifier for the conversation.
  - `object` 'conversation' — always conversation
  - `deleted` boolean — Whether the conversation is deleted or not.

## Other responses

- `401` — Unauthorized
- `403` — API plan restricted

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