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Delete a contact

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There are 2 ways to delete a contact

Option 1- https://api.brevo.com/v3/contacts/{identifier}

Option 2- https://api.brevo.com/v3/contacts/{identifier}?identifierType={}

Option 1 only works if identifierType is email_id (for EMAIL) or contact_id (for ID of the contact),where you can directly pass the value of EMAIL and ID of the contact.

Option 2 works for all identifierType, use email_id for EMAIL attribute, contact_id for ID of the contact, ext_id for EXT_ID attribute, phone_id for SMS attribute, whatsapp_id for WHATSAPP attribute, landline_number_id for LANDLINE_NUMBER attribute.

Authentication

api-keystring

The API key should be passed in the request headers as api-key for authentication.

OR
AuthorizationBearer

OAuth 2.0 client_credentials (machine-to-machine) grant. Exchange your app's client_id/client_secret for a short-lived Bearer token.

Path parameters

identifierstring or integerRequired

Email (urlencoded) OR ID of the contact OR EXT_ID attribute (urlencoded)

Query parameters

identifierTypeenumOptional

email_id for Email, contact_id for ID of the contact, ext_id for EXT_ID attribute, phone_id for SMS attribute, whatsapp_id for WHATSAPP attribute, landline_number_id for LANDLINE_NUMBER attribute

Response

Contact deleted

Errors

400
Bad Request Error
404
Not Found Error
405
Method Not Allowed Error