---
title: "Remove participants"
method: DELETE
path: "/v1/whatsapp/wa-groups/{groupId}/participants"
tags: ["WhatsApp"]
---

# Remove participants

`DELETE /v1/whatsapp/wa-groups/{groupId}/participants`

Remove participants from a WhatsApp group.

Not available on [Coexistence](/platforms/whatsapp/connection#whatsapp-business-app-coexistence) numbers. Requires a Cloud API-only number.

## Path parameters

- `groupId` string, required

## Query parameters

- `accountId` string, required

## Request body

- object
  - `phoneNumbers` string[], required — Phone numbers to remove

## Response `200`

Participants removed

- object
  - `success` boolean
  - `message` string

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid request
- `401` — Unauthorized

## Changes

- **2026-09-16** `3e6ddf2a99ea` — 1 info
  - added the optional property `details/budgetScope` to the response with the `400` status
- **2026-09-15** `0dba7d004d75` — 2 info
  - added the optional property `details/quotaExhausted` to the response with the `400` status
  - added the optional property `details/quotaScope` to the response with the `400` status

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/zernio/apis/zernio-api/changes/v1/whatsapp/wa-groups/:groupId/participants/delete.md)

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