---
title: "Delete a contact"
method: DELETE
path: "/v3/contacts/{id}"
tags: ["Contacts"]
---

# Delete a contact

`DELETE /v3/contacts/{id}`

<small>_Requires the `contacts:write` scope (or a broader one that includes it)._</small>

Use this endpoint when you need to remove a single contact from your account by its id. To remove several contacts in one call, use the bulk-delete endpoint instead.

## Path parameters

- `id` integer, required

## Response `204`

Contact deleted successfully. The response body is empty.

- unknown

## Other responses

- `400` — Route-parameter validation failure (e.g. non-positive `id`) or a business rule rejection.
- `401` — Unauthorized. The response body is empty; check the `WWW-Authenticate` header for the expected scheme.
- `403` — User lacks required feature scope to delete this contact
- `404` — Contact not found
- `429` — Too Many Requests

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