---
title: "Delete a shareholder from a Merchant Legal Entity. Also removes associated documents and the holder legal entity if no longer referenced."
method: DELETE
path: "/api/v1/merchants/{merchantId}/shareholders/{shareholderId}"
tags: ["Legal Entities"]
---

# Delete a shareholder from a Merchant Legal Entity. Also removes associated documents and the holder legal entity if no longer referenced.

`DELETE /api/v1/merchants/{merchantId}/shareholders/{shareholderId}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://core.quidkey.com`
- URL: `https://core.quidkey.com/api/v1/merchants/{merchantId}/shareholders/{shareholderId}`
- Auth: HTTP bearer
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/banqzinc/apis/quidkey-api/docs/api/v1/merchants/:merchantId/shareholders/:shareholderId/delete.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Delete a shareholder from a Merchant Legal Entity. Also removes associated documents and the holder legal entity if no longer referenced.

## Path parameters

- `merchantId` string, uuid, required: The unique identifier of the merchant
- `shareholderId` string, uuid, required: The unique identifier of the shareholder to delete

## Response `200`

Success

- ShareholderDeleteResponse: Response returned when a shareholder is successfully deleted
  - `success` boolean, required: Indicates if the request was successful
  - `data` object, required
    - `id` string, uuid, required: The unique identifier of the deleted shareholder
    - `deleted` true, required: Indicates the shareholder was successfully deleted

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request
- `401`: Unauthorized
- `404`: Not Found
- `409`: Response

## Changes

- **2026-06-17** `b372e7d5563d`: 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2025-11-02** `919eb7a392aa`: 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/banqzinc/apis/quidkey-api/changes/api/v1/merchants/:merchantId/shareholders/:shareholderId/delete.md)

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