---
title: "End Conference"
method: DELETE
path: "/conferences/{id}"
tags: ["Conferences"]
---

# End Conference

`DELETE /conferences/{id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.pinnacle.sh`
- URL: `https://api.pinnacle.sh/conferences/{id}`
- Auth: API key in header `PINNACLE-API-KEY`

End the conference and hang up every participant, including anyone still being dialed.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Response `200`

The ended conference.

- Conference
  - `id` string, required
  - `label` string, nullable, required
  - `status` 'waiting' | 'active' | 'ended', required: - `waiting`: Created, but nobody has joined yet. - `active`: At least one participant has joined. - `ended`: Over. Every participant's call has been hung up.
  - `participant_count` integer, required: Participants currently joined.
  - `max_participants` integer, required
  - `hold_audio_url` string, nullable, required: What participants on hold hear.
  - `speaking_events` boolean, required: Whether `participant.speaking` events are sent when the active speaker changes.
  - `metadata` object, required
  - `created_at` string, date-time, required
  - `started_at` string, date-time, nullable, required
  - `ended_at` string, date-time, nullable, required
  - `ended_reason` 'empty' | 'ended_by_api' | 'participant_ended_it' | 'time_limit' | 'expired_waiting' | 'failed', required: Why a conference ended. A conference never ends just because one person is left. - `empty`: The last participant left. - `ended_by_api`: Ended with `DELETE /conferences/{id}` or the `conference.end` command. - `participant_ended_it`: A participant added with `end_conference_on_leave: true` left. - `time_limit`: Reached the 4-hour limit. - `expired_waiting`: Nobody joined in time. - `failed`: The conference couldn't be started.
  - `participants` Participant[], required
    - `call_id` string, required: The participant is this call; every call API works on it.
    - `conference_id` string, required
    - `label` string, nullable, required
    - `status` 'dialing' | 'ringing' | 'joined' | 'left' | 'failed', required: - `dialing`: A dialed participant whose call hasn't answered yet. - `ringing`: Answered and being connected (or hearing its `announce`). - `joined`: In the conference. - `left`: Hung up or was removed. - `failed`: Never connected (busy, no answer, rejected, or an error).
    - `from` string, nullable, required
    - `to` string, nullable, required
    - `muted` boolean, required: Nobody hears this participant; they still hear everyone.
    - `on_hold` boolean, required: They hear hold audio and nobody hears them.
    - `whisper_to` string[], nullable, required: Call IDs of the only participants who can hear this one, or `null` for everyone.
    - `end_conference_on_leave` boolean, required: When this participant leaves, the conference ends for everyone.
    - `joined_at` string, date-time, nullable, required
    - `left_at` string, date-time, nullable, required
    - `left_reason` 'hangup' | 'removed' | 'busy' | 'no_answer' | 'rejected' | 'failed' | 'conference_ended', required

## Other responses

- `401`: The request lacks valid authentication credentials or the provided credentials are invalid. <br> Ensure you're including a valid API key in the request headers and that your account has the necessary permissions to access this endpoint.
- `404`: The requested resource could not be found. <br> This may occur if the identifier is incorrect, the resource has been deleted, or you don't have permission to access it.
- `500`: An unexpected error occurred on Pinnacle's servers while processing your request. <br> If this error persists, please contact support with the request details.
- `502`: One of Pinnacle's providers failed. Please try again later.

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