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

# Delete a contact

`DELETE /{account}/contacts/{contact}`

Permanently deletes a contact from the account.

## Path parameters

- `account` integer, required
- `contact` integer, required

## Response `204`

Successfully deleted contact.

## Other responses

- `404` — The requested resource doesn't exist.

## Changes

- **2025-07-11** (v2) `06780be0ef17` — 1 info
  - the response property `message` became required for the status `404`
- **2023-07-18** (v2) `c8591dcf8c29` — 1 breaking
  - the response property `message` became optional for the status `404`

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/dnsimple/apis/dnsimple-api/changes/:account/contacts/:contact/delete.md)

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