---
title: "Delete customer external account by ID"
method: DELETE
path: "/customers/external-accounts/{externalAccountId}"
tags: ["External Accounts"]
---

# Delete customer external account by ID

`DELETE /customers/external-accounts/{externalAccountId}`

Delete a customer external account by its system-generated ID.
An account that is currently a trusted beneficiary for SCA cannot be deleted — untrust it first via `POST /customers/external-accounts/{externalAccountId}/untrust` (and its `/confirm`), then delete.

## Response `204`

External account deleted successfully

## Other responses

- `401` — Unauthorized
- `404` — External account not found
- `409` — Returned with `BENEFICIARY_TRUSTED` when the external account is currently a trusted beneficiary. Untrust it first, then delete.
- `500` — Internal service error

## Changes

- **2026-08-11** `b06902b6595a` — 3 warning
  - added the new `CARD_ALREADY_CLOSED` enum value to the `code` response property for the response status `409`
  - added the new `CARD_NOT_MUTABLE` enum value to the `code` response property for the response status `409`
  - added the new `INVALID_STATE_TRANSITION` enum value to the `code` response property for the response status `409`
- **2026-07-31** `b21ed434ee6e` — 1 info
  - added the non-success response with the status `409`

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/stainless-api/apis/grid-api/changes/customers/external-accounts/:externalAccountId/delete.md)

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