---
title: "Erase a contact and everything that names them"
method: DELETE
path: "/contacts/{id}"
tags: ["Contacts"]
---

# Erase a contact and everything that names them

`DELETE /contacts/{id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.meetdarwin.ai/v1`
- URL: `https://api.meetdarwin.ai/v1/contacts/{id}`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Requires the `privacy:write` scope.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Headers

- `Idempotency-Key` string

## Response `200`

OK

- object
  - `id` string, required
  - `object` 'contact', required
  - `deleted` unknown, required
  - `erasure` PrivacyErasure, required
    - `object` 'privacy_erasure', required
    - `id` string, required
    - `email_hash` string, required
    - `conversations` integer, required
    - `booking_attempts` integer, required
    - `link_bookings` integer, required
    - `events` integer, required
    - `contact_deleted` boolean, required

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid request (`invalid_request`, `unsupported_version`).
- `401`: Missing or invalid key (`authentication_required`, `invalid_api_key`).
- `402`: The workspace must add a card before the API can be used (`payment_required`).
- `403`: The key lacks the scope (`insufficient_scope`).
- `404`: No such object in this workspace (`not_found`).
- `409`: Conflicts with the current state (`conflict`, `idempotency_key_in_use`).
- `422`: Refused by a rule (`unprocessable`, `idempotency_key_reused`).
- `429`: Rate limited (`rate_limited`) or a monthly allowance used (`quota_exceeded`); see Retry-After.

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