---
title: "Deactivate account"
method: PUT
path: "/v3/ledger/account/{id}/deactivate"
tags: ["Account"]
---

# Deactivate account

`PUT /v3/ledger/account/{id}/deactivate`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.tatum.io`
- URL: `https://api.tatum.io/v3/ledger/account/{id}/deactivate`
- Auth: API key in header `x-api-key`

/v3/ledger/account/{id}/deactivate

#### 2 credits per API call.

  

Deactivates an account. Only accounts with account and available balances of zero can be deactivated. Deactivated accounts are not visible in the list of accounts, it is not possible to send funds to these accounts or perform transactions. However, they are still present in the ledger and all transaction histories.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Response `204`

OK

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request
- `401`: Unauthorized. Not valid or inactive subscription key present in the HTTP Header.
- `403`: Forbidden. The request is authenticated, but it is not possible to perform the required operation due to a logical error or invalid permissions.
- `500`: Internal server error. There was an error on the server during the processing of the request.

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/tatum/apis/virtual-accounts.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/tatum/apis/virtual-accounts/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/tatum/apis/virtual-accounts/revisions/ba220553084b?raw)