---
title: "Delete up to 1,000 contacts by id"
method: POST
path: "/audiences/{id}/contacts/batch-delete"
tags: ["Contacts"]
---

# Delete up to 1,000 contacts by id

`POST /audiences/{id}/contacts/batch-delete`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.eusend.dev`
- URL: `https://api.eusend.dev/audiences/{id}/contacts/batch-delete`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Removes contacts from the audience without suppressing them. To stop mailing someone while keeping the record, update the contact with `unsubscribed: true` instead.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, uuid, required

## Request body

- BatchDeleteContactsRequest
  - `contact_ids` string[], required

## Response `200`

Deleted.

- DeletedCountResponse
  - `deleted` integer, required: May be lower than what was asked for — an id may already be gone. Retries settle at 0 rather than failing.

## Other responses

- `400`: The request body or query failed validation (`VALIDATION_ERROR`).
- `401`: Missing, malformed, or revoked API key (`UNAUTHORIZED`).
- `403`: The key exists but may not reach this resource — a `sending_access` key outside the send paths, a test-mode key writing live state, or an account on hold (`FORBIDDEN`, `ACCOUNT_RESTRICTED`).
- `404`: No such resource on this organization (`NOT_FOUND`).
- `429`: Rate limit exceeded (`RATE_LIMITED`).
- `500`: Unexpected server error (`INTERNAL_ERROR`). Carries `request_id`.

---

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