---
title: "Releases a purchased phone number."
method: DELETE
path: "/phoneNumbers/{phoneNumber}"
tags: ["Manage purchased phone numbers"]
---

# Releases a purchased phone number.

`DELETE /phoneNumbers/{phoneNumber}`

## Path parameters

- `phoneNumber` string, required

## Query parameters

- `api-version` string, required

## Response `202`

The service has accepted the request and will start processing later. It will return 'Accepted' immediately and include an 'Operation-Location' header. Client side should further query the operation status using the URL specified in 'Operation-Location' header.

## Other responses

- `default` — Failure

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/azure/apis/communication-phonenumbers.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/azure/apis/communication-phonenumbers/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-production.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/azure/communication-phonenumbers/revisions/6e81b3741aa7/schema)