---
title: "Remove external account"
method: DELETE
path: "/external-accounts/{externalAccountId}"
tags: ["External Accounts"]
---

# Remove external account

`DELETE /external-accounts/{externalAccountId}`

Remove (unlink) a bank account.

## Path parameters

- `externalAccountId` string, required — External account ID

## Headers

- `X-Agent-ID` string, nullable
- `X-Instance-ID` string, nullable

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- object
  - `data` object, required
    - `type` 'externalAccount', required — Resource type.
    - `id` string, required — External account ID.
    - `attributes` object, required — External account attributes.
      - `lastFour` string, required — Last four digits of the external bank account.
      - `status` 'pending' | 'new' | 'active' | 'disabled' | 'deleted' | 'unknown', required — Lifecycle status of the external account.
      - `connectionStatus` 'active' | 'login_required' | 'disconnected', required — Provider connection health for this external account. Poll this value to detect when the underlying provider connection requires attention.
      - `createdAt` string, date-time, required — Time when the external account was linked.
      - `bankName` string, nullable, required — Bank institution name, when available.
      - `accountName` string, nullable, required — Bank account display name, when available.
      - `accountType` 'checking' | 'savings' | 'unknown', nullable, required — Bank account type, when available.
    - `relationships` object, required — External account relationships.
      - `party` object, required — Party that owns the external account.
        - `data` object, required — Related resource identifier
          - `type` 'party', required — Resource type
          - `id` string, required
  - `meta` object, required
    - `deleted` unknown, required

## Other responses

- `400` — Validation Error
- `401` — Unauthorized
- `403` — Forbidden
- `404` — Not Found — returned when the resource does not exist, or when it exists but is not accessible to your account. The two cases are intentionally indistinguishable, so that resource IDs cannot be enumerated by probing.
- `409` — Conflict
- `422` — Validation Error
- `428` — Precondition Required
- `429` — Too Many Requests
- `500` — Internal Server Error
- `501` — Not Implemented
- `502` — Bad Gateway
- `503` — Service Unavailable

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/natural/apis/natural-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/natural/apis/natural-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/natural/apis/natural-api/revisions/8cc2aed45847?raw)