---
title: "Delete an external account"
method: DELETE
path: "/external_accounts/{external_account_id}"
tags: ["External Accounts"]
---

# Delete an external account

`DELETE /external_accounts/{external_account_id}`

Deletes an external account, given an external account ID. If no accounts left, the access token to the financial institution will be removed

## Path parameters

- `external_account_id` string, uuid, required

## Response `200`

Resource has been deleted

- DeleteResponse — Deleted object information
  - `id` string, uuid — Object ID
  - `resource` string — The resource name

## Other responses

- `401` — Unauthorized
- `403` — Forbidden error
- `404` — Resource not found
- `409` — Resource already exists error
- `422` — Unprocessable entity request response
- `500` — Internal server error

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