# Source: https://resend.com/docs/api-reference/contacts/delete-contact.md

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# Delete Contact

> Remove an existing contact.

export const ResendParamField = ({children, body, path, ...props}) => {
  const [lang, setLang] = useState(() => {
    return localStorage.getItem('code') || '"Node.js"';
  });
  useEffect(() => {
    const onStorage = event => {
      const key = event.detail.key;
      if (key === 'code') {
        setLang(event.detail.value);
      }
    };
    document.addEventListener('mintlify-localstorage', onStorage);
    return () => {
      document.removeEventListener('mintlify-localstorage', onStorage);
    };
  }, []);
  const toCamelCase = str => typeof str === 'string' ? str.replace(/[_-](\w)/g, (_, c) => c.toUpperCase()) : str;
  const resolvedBody = useMemo(() => {
    const value = JSON.parse(lang);
    return value === 'Node.js' ? toCamelCase(body) : body;
  }, [body, lang]);
  const resolvedPath = useMemo(() => {
    const value = JSON.parse(lang);
    return value === 'Node.js' ? toCamelCase(path) : path;
  }, [path, lang]);
  return <ParamField body={resolvedBody} path={resolvedPath} {...props}>
      {children}
    </ParamField>;
};

## Path Parameters

Either `id` or `email` must be provided.

<ParamField path="id" type="string">
  The Contact ID.
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="email" type="string">
  The Contact email.
</ParamField>

<RequestExample>
  ```ts Node.js theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
  import { Resend } from 'resend';

  const resend = new Resend('re_xxxxxxxxx');

  // Delete by contact id
  const { data, error } = await resend.contacts.remove({
    id: '520784e2-887d-4c25-b53c-4ad46ad38100',
  });

  // Delete by contact email
  const { data, error } = await resend.contacts.remove({
    email: 'acme@example.com',
  });
  ```

  ```php PHP theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
  $resend = Resend::client('re_xxxxxxxxx');

  // Delete by contact id
  $resend->contacts->remove(
    id: '520784e2-887d-4c25-b53c-4ad46ad38100'
  );

  // Delete by contact email
  $resend->contacts->remove(
    email: 'acme@example.com'
  );
  ```

  ```python Python theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
  import resend

  resend.api_key = "re_xxxxxxxxx"

  # Delete by contact id
  resend.Contacts.remove(
    id="520784e2-887d-4c25-b53c-4ad46ad38100"
  )

  # Delete by contact email
  resend.Contacts.remove(
    email="acme@example.com"
  )
  ```

  ```ruby Ruby theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
  require "resend"

  Resend.api_key = "re_xxxxxxxxx"

  # Delete by contact id
  Resend::Contacts.remove(
    id: "520784e2-887d-4c25-b53c-4ad46ad38100"
  )

  # Delete by contact email
  Resend::Contacts.remove(
    email: "acme@example.com"
  )
  ```

  ```go Go theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
  package main

  import "github.com/resend/resend-go/v3"

  func main() {
  	client := resend.NewClient("re_xxxxxxxxx")

  	// Delete by contact id
  	client.Contacts.Remove("520784e2-887d-4c25-b53c-4ad46ad38100")

  	// Delete by contact email
  	client.Contacts.Remove("acme@example.com")
  }
  ```

  ```rust Rust theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
  use resend_rs::{Resend, Result};

  #[tokio::main]
  async fn main() -> Result<()> {
    let resend = Resend::new("re_xxxxxxxxx");

    // Delete by contact id
    let _deleted = resend
      .contacts
      .delete("520784e2-887d-4c25-b53c-4ad46ad38100")
      .await?;

    // Delete by contact email
    let _deleted = resend
      .contacts
      .delete("acme@example.com")
      .await?;

    Ok(())
  }
  ```

  ```java Java theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
  import com.resend.*;

  public class Main {
      public static void main(String[] args) {
          Resend resend = new Resend("re_xxxxxxxxx");

          // Delete by contact id
          resend.contacts().remove(ContactRequestOptions.builder()
                          .id("520784e2-887d-4c25-b53c-4ad46ad38100")
                          .build());

          // Delete by contact email
          resend.contacts().remove(ContactRequestOptions.builder()
                          .email("acme@example.com")
                          .build());
      }
  }
  ```

  ```csharp .NET theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
  using Resend;

  IResend resend = ResendClient.Create( "re_xxxxxxxxx" ); // Or from DI

  // By Id
  await resend.ContactDeleteAsync(
      contactId: new Guid( "520784e2-887d-4c25-b53c-4ad46ad38100" )
  );

  // By Email
  await resend.ContactDeleteByEmailAsync(
      "acme@example.com"
  );
  ```

  ```bash cURL theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
  # Delete by contact id
  curl -X DELETE 'https://api.resend.com/contacts/520784e2-887d-4c25-b53c-4ad46ad38100' \
       -H 'Authorization: Bearer re_xxxxxxxxx'

  # Deleted by contact email
  curl -X DELETE 'https://api.resend.com/contacts/acme@example.com' \
       -H 'Authorization: Bearer re_xxxxxxxxx'
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json Response theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
  {
    "object": "contact",
    "contact": "520784e2-887d-4c25-b53c-4ad46ad38100",
    "deleted": true
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>