---
title: "Archive a contact"
method: DELETE
path: "/crm/objects/2026-03/contacts/{contactId}"
tags: ["Basic"]
---

# Archive a contact

`DELETE /crm/objects/2026-03/contacts/{contactId}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.hubapi.com`
- URL: `https://api.hubapi.com/crm/objects/2026-03/contacts/{contactId}`
- Auth: none required

Delete a contact by ID. Deleted contacts can be restored within 90 days of deletion. Learn more about the [data impacted by contact deletions](https://knowledge.hubspot.com/privacy-and-consent/understand-restorable-and-permanent-contact-deletions) and how to [restore archived records](https://knowledge.hubspot.com/records/restore-deleted-records).

## Path parameters

- `contactId` string, required

## Response `204`

No content

## Other responses

- `default`: An error occurred.

## Changes

- **2026-09-22** (2026-03) `27aa774222cc`: 1 info
  - the endpoint scheme security `oauth2` was removed from the API
- **2026-04-15** (2026-03) `2cc6f4ba304e`: 5 info
  - the endpoint scheme security `app_cookie` was removed from the API
  - the endpoint scheme security `hapikey` was removed from the API
  - the endpoint scheme security `internal_cookie` was removed from the API
  - the endpoint scheme security `private_apps` was removed from the API
  - …1 more

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/hubspot/apis/crm-contacts/changes/crm/objects/2026-03/contacts/:contactId/delete.md)

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/hubspot/apis/crm-contacts.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/hubspot/apis/crm-contacts/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/hubspot/apis/crm-contacts/revisions/b74503b90b68?raw)