---
title: "Delete an account"
method: DELETE
path: "/v1/accounts/{account}"
---

# Delete an account

`DELETE /v1/accounts/{account}`

With [Connect](/connect), you can delete accounts you manage.

Test-mode accounts can be deleted at any time.

Live-mode accounts that have access to the standard dashboard and Stripe is responsible for negative account balances cannot be deleted, which includes Standard accounts. All other Live-mode accounts, can be deleted when all [balances](/api/balance/balance_object) are zero.

If you want to delete your own account, use the [account information tab in your account settings](https://dashboard.stripe.com/settings/account) instead.

## Path parameters

- `account` string, required

## Response `200`

Successful response.

- DeletedAccount
  - `deleted` true, required — Always true for a deleted object
  - `id` string, required — Unique identifier for the object.
  - `object` 'account', required — String representing the object's type. Objects of the same type share the same value.

## Other responses

- `default` — Error response.

## Changes

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- **2026-07-01** `e24a26de4188` — 3 breaking
  - removed the required property `error/payment_intent/latest_charge/anyOf[subschema #2: Charge]/application_fee/anyOf[subschema #2: PlatformFee]/balance_transaction/anyOf[subschema #2: BalanceTransaction]/source/anyOf[subschema #6: Dispute]/payment_method_details/card/network` from the response with the `default` status
  - removed the required property `error/payment_intent/latest_charge/anyOf[subschema #2: Charge]/balance_transaction/anyOf[subschema #2: BalanceTransaction]/source/anyOf[subschema #6: Dispute]/payment_method_details/card/network` from the response with the `default` status
  - removed the required property `error/payment_intent/latest_charge/anyOf[subschema #2: Charge]/failure_balance_transaction/anyOf[subschema #2: BalanceTransaction]/source/anyOf[subschema #6: Dispute]/payment_method_details/card/network` from the response with the `default` status
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[Full history](https://skmtc.dev/stripe/apis/spec3/changes/v1/accounts/:account/delete.md)

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