---
title: "POST /api/{session}/delete-message"
method: POST
path: "/api/{session}/delete-message"
tags: ["Messages"]
---

# POST /api/{session}/delete-message

`POST /api/{session}/delete-message`

## Path parameters

- `session` string, required

## Request body

- object
  - `phone` string
  - `isGroup` boolean
  - `messageId` string
  - `onlyLocal` boolean
  - `deleteMediaInDevice` boolean

## Response `200`

OK

## Other responses

- `401` — Unauthorized
- `500` — Internal Server Error

## Changes

- **2023-12-24** `e1015ecfab24` — 3 info
  - added the new optional request property `deleteMediaInDevice`
  - added the new optional request property `onlyLocal`
  - added the non-success response with the status `401`
- **2023-06-02** `9dc94d4ca198` — 1 info
  - added optional request body
- **2023-05-31** `21a80b8287f1` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2022-07-21** `5384d2ef4ae9` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/wppconnect-team/apis/wppconnect-api-rest/changes/api/:session/delete-message/post.md)

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