---
title: "Deletes a message."
method: DELETE
path: "/threads/{thread_id}/messages/{message_id}"
tags: ["Assistants"]
---

# Deletes a message.

`DELETE /threads/{thread_id}/messages/{message_id}`

## Path parameters

- `thread_id` string, required
- `message_id` string, required

## Response `200`

OK

- DeleteMessageResponse
  - `id` string, required
  - `deleted` boolean, required
  - `object` 'thread.message.deleted', required

## Other responses

- `429` — The request was rejected because a rate limit was exceeded.

## Changes

- **2026-08-14** `6ac2618eefd7` — 1 info
  - added the non-success response with the status `429`

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/openai/apis/openapi/changes/threads/:thread_id/messages/:message_id/delete.md)

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