---
title: "Delete Contact"
method: DELETE
path: "/contacts/{contact_id}"
tags: ["Contacts"]
---

# Delete Contact

`DELETE /contacts/{contact_id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.meow.com/v1`
- URL: `https://api.meow.com/v1/contacts/{contact_id}`
- Auth: API key in header `x-api-key`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/meow/apis/meow-api/docs/contacts/:contact_id/delete.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Deletes a contact.

## Path parameters

- `contact_id` string, uuid, required: The unique identifier of the contact.

## Headers

- `x-entity-id` string, uuid

## Response `204`

Successful Response

## Other responses

- `400`: The request could not be processed.
- `401`: Authentication failed.
- `403`: The API key is not authorized for this operation, or the user of a global API key is an admin or controller without approved KYC. The KYC case returns the message `KYC is required for controllers and admins.` until that user completes KYC in the Meow dashboard.
- `429`: Too many requests.

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/meow/apis/meow-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/meow/apis/meow-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/meow/apis/meow-api/revisions/ea2d7e25b63b?raw)