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# Delete Contact

> Permanently delete a contact from your workspace

## Request

### Path Parameters

<ParamField path="id" type="string" required>
  Contact ID (UUID)
</ParamField>

### Headers

```
Authorization: Bearer wbk_your_api_key_here
```

## Response

<ResponseField name="data" type="object">
  <Expandable title="properties">
    <ResponseField name="deleted" type="boolean">
      Always `true` on success
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="id" type="string">
      ID of the deleted contact
    </ResponseField>
  </Expandable>
</ResponseField>

<CodeGroup>
  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl -X DELETE https://data.leadlex.com/functions/v1/api-gateway/v1/contacts/123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000 \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer wbk_your_api_key_here"
  ```

  ```python Python theme={null}
  import requests

  API_KEY = "wbk_your_api_key_here"
  BASE_URL = "https://data.leadlex.com/functions/v1/api-gateway"

  headers = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {API_KEY}"}
  response = requests.delete(f"{BASE_URL}/v1/contacts/123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000", headers=headers)
  print(response.json())
  ```

  ```javascript JavaScript theme={null}
  const response = await fetch(
    'https://data.leadlex.com/functions/v1/api-gateway/v1/contacts/123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000',
    {
      method: 'DELETE',
      headers: { 'Authorization': 'Bearer wbk_your_api_key_here' }
    }
  );
  const { data } = await response.json();
  ```
</CodeGroup>

### Example Response

```json theme={null}
{
  "data": {
    "deleted": true,
    "id": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000"
  }
}
```

## Errors

| Status | Code                       | Description                          |
| ------ | -------------------------- | ------------------------------------ |
| 401    | `invalid_key`              | Invalid or expired API key           |
| 403    | `insufficient_permissions` | Missing `contacts:delete` permission |
| 429    | `rate_limited`             | Rate limit exceeded                  |