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

# Delete a contact

`DELETE /v3/contacts/{id}`

Dissociates a contact from the authenticated customer. Inherited contacts cannot be deleted.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, uuid, required

## Headers

- `x-profile-id` string, uuid

## Request body

- SentDmServicesEndpointsCustomerAPIv3RequestsDeleteContactRequest — Base request for mutation operations (POST, PUT, PATCH) with sandbox mode support
  - `sandbox` boolean — Sandbox flag - when true, the operation is simulated without side effects Useful for testing integrations without actual execution

## Response `204`

Contact deleted successfully

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid contact ID or read-only contact
- `401` — Unauthorized - Invalid API credentials
- `403` — Forbidden
- `404` — Contact not found
- `500` — Internal server error

---

[API](https://skmtc.net/sentdm/apis/sent-dm-api-v3.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/sentdm/apis/sent-dm-api-v3/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/sentdm/sent-dm-api-v3/versions/c451eca46f1b/schema)