# Delete contact

> Permanently delete a contact and its communication channels. Implements right-to-erasure obligations under GDPR Art. 17, Ley 19.628 (Chile) Art. 12, CCPA § 1798.105, and LGPD Art. 18.VI. The contact, its channels and any associated agent flow sessions are removed. Conversation threads, message history and broadcast delivery logs are kept and no longer reference the deleted contact.

`DELETE https://api.zavu.dev/v1/contacts/{contactId}`

Permanently delete a contact and its communication channels. Implements right-to-erasure obligations under GDPR Art. 17, Ley 19.628 (Chile) Art. 12, CCPA § 1798.105, and LGPD Art. 18.VI. The contact, its channels and any associated agent flow sessions are removed. Conversation threads, message history and broadcast delivery logs are kept and no longer reference the deleted contact.

## Parameters

- `contactId` (path, string, required)

## Responses

### 204

Contact deleted.

### 401

Unauthorized.

- `code` (string, required)
- `message` (string, required)
- `details` (object)

### 404

Contact not found.

- `code` (string, required)
- `message` (string, required)
- `details` (object)

## Example

```bash
curl -X DELETE "https://api.zavu.dev/v1/contacts/contact_abc123" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $ZAVUDEV_API_KEY"
```

```typescript
import Zavudev from "@zavudev/sdk";

const zavu = new Zavudev({ apiKey: process.env.ZAVUDEV_API_KEY });

await zavu.contacts.delete("contact_abc123");
```