## Path Parameters

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

- `id` (string) — The Contact ID.

- `email` (string) — The Contact email.

:::code-group
```ts Node.js
import { Resend } from 'resend';

const resend = new Resend('re_xxxxxxxxx');

const { data, error } = await resend.contacts.remove({
  id: '520784e2-887d-4c25-b53c-4ad46ad38100',
  // or: email: 'acme@example.com',
});
```

```php PHP
$resend = Resend::client('re_xxxxxxxxx');

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

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

```python Python
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
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
package main

import "github.com/resend/resend-go/v4"

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

	// Delete by contact id
	client.Contacts.Remove(&resend.RemoveContactOptions{
		Id: "520784e2-887d-4c25-b53c-4ad46ad38100",
	})

	// Delete by contact email
	client.Contacts.Remove(&resend.RemoveContactOptions{
		Id: "acme@example.com",
	})
}
```

```rust Rust
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
import com.resend.Resend;
import com.resend.core.exception.ResendException;
import com.resend.services.contacts.model.RemoveContactOptions;

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

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

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

```csharp .NET
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
# 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'
```

```bash CLI
# Delete by contact id
resend contacts delete 520784e2-887d-4c25-b53c-4ad46ad38100

# Delete by contact email
resend contacts delete acme@example.com
```
:::

:::code-group
```json Response
{
  "object": "contact",
  "contact": "520784e2-887d-4c25-b53c-4ad46ad38100",
  "deleted": true
}
```
:::

## Related pages

- [Account Management](./account-management-index.md)
- [API Keys](./api-keys-2-index.md)
- [API Keys](./api-keys-index.md)
- [API Reference](./api-reference-index.md)
- [AudiencesDEPRECATED](./audiencesdeprecated-index.md)
- [Authorized Apps](./authorized-apps-index.md)
- [Automations](./automations-index.md)
- [Broadcasts](./broadcasts-index.md)
- [Build with AI](./build-with-ai-index.md)
- [Changelog](../changelog.md)

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