---
title: "delete message by id"
method: POST
path: "/instances/{id}/client/action/delete-message-by-id"
tags: ["message"]
---

# delete message by id

`POST /instances/{id}/client/action/delete-message-by-id`

delete a message by id

## Path parameters

- `id` integer, required

## Request body

- object
  - `messageId` string, required — serialized messageId, fromMe_chatId_hash or for groups fromMe_groupId_messageHash_senderId
  - `forEveryone` boolean — optional, delete message for all users or just for you, default: false

## Response `200`

- object
  - `data` object
    - `messageId` string
    - `deleted` boolean
  - `links` object
    - `self` string
  - `status` 'success' | 'error'

## Other responses

- `401` — Unauthorized — invalid or missing bearer token
- `403` — Forbidden — insufficient permissions or account blocked
- `404` — Not found — instance does not exist or does not belong to you
- `409` — Conflict — instance is not ready
- `422` — Validation error — invalid or missing request parameters
- `429` — Too many requests — rate limit exceeded

---

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