---
title: "Deactivate sub-account"
method: DELETE
path: "/v1/sub-accounts/{id}"
tags: ["Sub-Accounts"]
---

# Deactivate sub-account

`DELETE /v1/sub-accounts/{id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.zavu.dev`
- URL: `https://api.zavu.dev/v1/sub-accounts/{id}`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Deactivate a sub-account. Remaining balance is returned to the parent team and all API keys are revoked. Requires a parent project API key; sub-account API keys receive HTTP 403.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Response `200`

Sub-account deactivated.

- object
  - `message` string, required
  - `keysRevoked` integer, required: Number of API keys revoked.

## Other responses

- `401`: Unauthorized.
- `403`: Forbidden. Sub-account API keys cannot manage sub-accounts.
- `404`: Sub-account not found.

## Changes

> 80 revisions in range; 1 not diffed.

- **2026-05-15** `3e45958691da`: 1 info
  - added the non-success response with the status `403`
- **2026-03-17** `dca8af164271`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/zavudev/apis/zavu-unified-messaging-layer-api/changes/v1/sub-accounts/:id/delete.md)

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