---
title: "Delete a contact"
method: DELETE
path: "/api/contacts/{id}"
tags: ["Contacts"]
---

# Delete a contact

`DELETE /api/contacts/{id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.sendly.now`
- URL: `https://api.sendly.now/api/contacts/{id}`
- Auth: one of:
  - HTTP bearer
  - API key in cookie `better-auth.session_token`
  - OAuth 2 (authorization code, authorization URL `https://app.sendly.now/api/auth/oauth2/authorize`, token URL `https://app.sendly.now/api/auth/oauth2/token`, scopes: `contacts:write`)

Hard-delete a contact. Answers 200 with `{ success, data: { id } }` (pre-seam this was 204 No Content).

Requires the `contacts:write` scope — Create, update, and delete your contacts.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, uuid, required

## Response `200`

Contact deleted

- IdResponse: Success envelope carrying the affected resource's id, e.g. after a delete.
  - `data` object, required
    - `id` string, uuid, required
  - `success` true, required

## Other responses

- `400`: Validation error
- `401`: Unauthorized — missing or invalid auth
- `403`: Forbidden — insufficient permissions or project disabled
- `404`: Resource not found
- `429`: Rate limit or billing limit exceeded
- `500`: Internal server error

---

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