---
title: "Delete a contact"
method: DELETE
path: "/v1/contacts/{contact_id}"
tags: ["contacts"]
---

# Delete a contact

`DELETE /v1/contacts/{contact_id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `` (relative, and the document was published on a file host, not at the API’s origin)
- URL: `/v1/contacts/{contact_id}`
- Auth: none declared

Deletes a non-guardian contact from the gateway ACL store and the assistant mirror. 404 when the contact exists in neither; 403 for guardian contacts.

## Path parameters

- `contact_id` string, required

## Response `204`

Successful response

## Changes

- **2026-07-06** `bf6a3a734a63`: 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2026-06-15** `8aa43f77a604`: 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/vellum-ai/apis/vellum-gateway-api/changes/v1/contacts/:contact_id/delete.md)

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