---
title: "Permanently delete a contact (GDPR-compliant)"
method: POST
path: "/crm/objects/2026-03/contacts/gdpr-delete"
tags: ["Advanced"]
---

# Permanently delete a contact (GDPR-compliant)

`POST /crm/objects/2026-03/contacts/gdpr-delete`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.hubapi.com`
- URL: `https://api.hubapi.com/crm/objects/2026-03/contacts/gdpr-delete`
- Auth: none required

Permanently delete a contact and all associated content to follow GDPR. Use optional property `idProperty` set to `email` to identify contact by email address. If email address is not found, the email address will be added to a blocklist and prevent it from being used in the future. Learn more about [permanently deleting contacts](https://knowledge.hubspot.com/privacy-and-consent/how-do-i-perform-a-gdpr-delete-in-hubspot).

## Request body

- PublicGdprDeleteInput: An input that contains the information required to process a public GDPR data deletion request.
  - `idProperty` string: The name of a property whose values are unique for this object. An alternative to identifying a contact by ID.
  - `objectId` string, required: The ID of the contact to permanently delete.

## 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/gdpr-delete/post.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)