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# Delete a contact

> Permanently deletes a contact and removes it from every list. This does not delete past messages or events associated with the contact.



## OpenAPI

````yaml DELETE /contacts/{contact_id}
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Pulsewave API
  description: >-
    Pulsewave is a messaging platform for sending transactional and marketing
    email, SMS, and push notifications. This specification documents every
    resource and operation exposed by the Pulsewave API.
  version: '2024-06-01'
  license:
    name: MIT
  contact:
    name: Pulsewave Developer Support
    url: https://pulsewave.dev/support
    email: developers@pulsewave.dev
servers:
  - url: https://api.pulsewave.dev/v1
    description: Production
  - url: https://api.sandbox.pulsewave.dev/v1
    description: Sandbox (test keys only)
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Messages
    description: Send and inspect individual messages
  - name: Templates
    description: Reusable, versioned content for messages
  - name: Contacts
    description: People you send messages to
  - name: Lists
    description: Named groups of contacts
  - name: Domains
    description: Sending domains and their verification status
  - name: API Keys
    description: Credentials used to authenticate requests
  - name: Webhook Endpoints
    description: URLs that receive event notifications
  - name: Events
    description: Read-only log of everything that happened to a message
paths:
  /contacts/{contact_id}:
    delete:
      tags:
        - Contacts
      summary: Delete a contact
      description: >-
        Permanently deletes a contact and removes it from every list. This does
        not delete past messages or events associated with the contact.
      operationId: deleteContact
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ContactId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Deletion confirmation
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DeletedObject'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
components:
  parameters:
    ContactId:
      name: contact_id
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
        example: ct_5n2p9x
  schemas:
    DeletedObject:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        object:
          type: string
          example: contact
        deleted:
          type: boolean
          enum:
            - true
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          properties:
            type:
              type: string
              enum:
                - invalid_request
                - authentication_error
                - not_found
                - validation_error
                - rate_limit_error
                - api_error
            code:
              type: string
              example: missing_required_field
            message:
              type: string
              example: The 'to' field is required for channel 'email'
            param:
              type: string
              nullable: true
              example: to
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: Missing or invalid API key
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    NotFound:
      description: The requested resource does not exist
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: >-
        All requests must include `Authorization: Bearer <api_key>`. Keys are
        prefixed `pw_live_` or `pw_test_`. See
        [Authentication](/authentication).

````