---
title: "Close account by ID"
method: DELETE
path: "/accounts/{account_id}"
tags: ["Accounts"]
---

# Close account by ID

`DELETE /accounts/{account_id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://sandbox.upvest.co`
- URL: `https://sandbox.upvest.co/accounts/{account_id}`
- Auth: OAuth 2 (client credentials, token URL `https://sandbox.upvest.co/auth/token`, scopes: `accounts:admin`)

Initiates the closure of the account specified by its ID.

Closure is a two-step process: the account status changes to `CLOSING`, and once all preconditions are met the account transitions to `CLOSED`. While in `CLOSING`, only sell orders and transfers of positions out of the account are permitted. Subscribe to the `ACCOUNT.CLOSING_INITIATED` and `ACCOUNT.CLOSED` webhook events to track progress.

See the Closing accounts guide ([TOL](https://docs.upvest.co/products/tol/guides/accounts/accounts_close_accounts) / [BYOL](https://docs.upvest.co/products/byol/guides/accounts/accounts_close_accounts)) for preconditions and implementation details.

## Response `202`

The request has been successfully accepted and will be processed asynchronously.

## Other responses

- `401`: Unauthorized. The caller has not been authenticated.
- `403`: Forbidden. The caller has been authenticated but is not allowed to take the requested action.
- `404`: Not Found. The requested resource could not be found.
- `406`: Not Acceptable. The resource does not have a current representation that would be acceptable to the user agent. "Accept" header defined unsupported value.
- `409`: Conflict. An operation is not available for the current state of the resource.
- `429`: Too Many Requests. The caller has exceeded their quota for the time period and has been throttled.
- `500`: Internal Server Error. The service encountered an unexpected error.
- `503`: Service Unavailable. The service handling for this request cannot be reached at this time.
- `504`: Gateway Timeout. The service gateway has reached its internal timeout.

---

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