---
title: "Delete a contact by its ID or external ID"
method: DELETE
path: "/contacts/{id}"
tags: ["contacts"]
---

# Delete a contact by its ID or external ID

`DELETE /contacts/{id}`

Permanently deletes a contact by ID or external ID.

**Rate limit:** 30 requests per minute

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Response `200`

- DeleteContactResponseBody
  - `request_id` string — The request ID for tracking.

## Other responses

- `403` — The authenticated caller or organization is not allowed to access this endpoint or operation.

## Changes

- **2026-08-28** `fe3adb90ea45` — 1 info
  - added the non-success response with the status `403`

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/usepylon/apis/pylon-api/changes/contacts/:id/delete.md)

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