# Delete a contact

> **DELETE** `https://api.us.nylas.com/v3/grants/{grant_id}/contacts/{contact_id}`

Source: https://developer.nylas.com/docs/reference/api/contacts/delete-contact/

Delete a contact from the user's address book.

**Authentication:** NYLAS_API_KEY, ACCESS_TOKEN

## Parameters

### Path parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|------|------|----------|-------------|
| `grant_id` | string | Yes | ID of the grant to access. Use `/me/` to refer to the grant associated with an access token. |
| `contact_id` | string | Yes | ID of the contact to access. Nylas recommends you URL-encode this field, or you might receive a [`404` error](/docs/api/errors/400-response/) if the ID contains special characters (for example, `#`). |

## Responses

### 200 - Delete Succeeded

- `request_id` (string) **(required)** - ID of the request.

### 400 - Bad Request

- `request_id` (string) - The request ID.
- `error` (object) - The response error object.
  - `type` (string) - The error type.
  - `message` (string) - The error message.
  - `provider_error` (object) - The error from the provider.

### 401 - Unauthorized

- `request_id` (string) - The request ID.
- `error` (object) - The response error object.
  - `type` (string) - The error type.
  - `message` (string) - The error message.
  - `provider_error` (object) - The error from the provider.

### 429 - Rate Limit

- `request_id` (string) - The request ID.
- `error` (object) - The response error object.
  - `type` (string) - The error type.
  - `message` (string) - The error message.

### 504 - Provider Failure

- `request_id` (string) - The request ID.
- `error` (object) - The response error object.
  - `type` (string) - The error type.
  - `message` (string) - The error message.

## Code samples

### cURL

```bash
curl --compressed --request DELETE \
  --url 'https://api.us.nylas.com/v3/grants/<NYLAS_GRANT_ID>/contacts/<CONTACT_ID>' \
  --header 'Accept: application/json' \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <NYLAS_API_KEY>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json'
```

### Node.js SDK

```javascript
import Nylas from "nylas";

const nylas = new Nylas({
  apiKey: "<NYLAS_API_KEY>",
  apiUri: "<NYLAS_API_URI>",
});
const identifier = "<NYLAS_GRANT_ID>";
const contactId = "<CONTACT_ID>";

const deleteContact = async () => {
  try {
    await nylas.contacts.destroy({ identifier, contactId });
    console.log(`Contact with ID ${contactId} deleted successfully.`);
  } catch (error) {
    console.error(`Error deleting contact with ID ${contactId}:`, error);
  }
};

deleteContact();

```

### Python SDK

```python
from nylas import Client

nylas = Client(
    "<NYLAS_API_KEY>",
    "<NYLAS_API_URI>"
)

grant_id = "<NYLAS_GRANT_ID>"
contact_id = "<CONTACT_ID>"

request = nylas.contacts.destroy(
  grant_id,
  contact_id,
)

print(request)
```

### Ruby SDK

```ruby
require 'nylas'	

nylas = Nylas::Client.new(api_key: "<NYLAS_API_KEY>")
status, _ = nylas.contacts.destroy(identifier: "<NYLAS_GRANT_ID>", contact_id: "<CONTACT_ID>")

puts status
```

### Java SDK

```java
import com.nylas.NylasClient;
import com.nylas.models.*;

public class DeleteAContact {
  public static void main(String[] args) throws NylasSdkTimeoutError, NylasApiError {
    NylasClient nylas = new NylasClient.Builder("<NYLAS_API_KEY>").build();
    DeleteResponse contact = nylas.contacts().destroy("<NYLAS_GRANT_ID>", "<CONTACT_ID>");

    System.out.println(contact);
  }
}

```

### Kotlin SDK

```kotlin
import com.nylas.NylasClient

fun main(args: Array<String>) {
  val nylas: NylasClient = NylasClient(apiKey = "<NYLAS_API_KEY>")
  var contact = nylas.contacts().destroy("<NYLAS_GRANT_ID>", "<CONTACT_ID>")

  print(contact)
}
```