# contact.deleted

Event triggered whenever a **contact was successfully deleted**.

## Response Body Parameters

All webhook payloads follow a consistent top-level structure with
event-specific data nested within the `data` object.

- `type` (string) — The event type that triggered the webhook (e.g., `contact.deleted`).

- `created_at` (string) — ISO 8601 timestamp when the webhook event was created.

- `data` (object) — Event-specific data containing detailed information about the event. The data object for the `contact.deleted` event contains the following parameters:

  :::accordion{title="object parameters"}
  - `id` (string, required) — Unique identifier for the contact

  - `audience_id` (string) — Unique identifier for the audience this contact belongs to

  - `segment_ids` (array) — Array of segment IDs the contact belongs to

  - `created_at` (string, required) — ISO 8601 timestamp when the contact was created

  - `updated_at` (string, required) — ISO 8601 timestamp when the contact was last updated

  - `email` (string, required) — Contact's email address

  - `first_name` (string | null) — Contact's first name. May be absent from the payload

  - `last_name` (string | null) — Contact's last name. May be absent from the payload

  - `unsubscribed` (boolean, required) — Whether the contact has unsubscribed from all emails sent from your team
  :::

:::code-group
```json
{
  "type": "contact.deleted",
  "created_at": "2026-11-17T19:32:22.980Z",
  "data": {
    "id": "e169aa45-1ecf-4183-9955-b1499d5701d3",
    "audience_id": "78261eea-8f8b-4381-83c6-79fa7120f1cf",
    "segment_ids": ["78261eea-8f8b-4381-83c6-79fa7120f1cf"],
    "created_at": "2026-11-10T15:11:59.110Z",
    "updated_at": "2026-11-17T19:32:22.980Z",
    "email": "steve.wozniak@gmail.com",
    "first_name": "Steve",
    "last_name": "Wozniak",
    "unsubscribed": false
  }
}
```
:::

## Related pages

- [email.bounced](./learn-webhooks-emails-bounced.md)
- [email.clicked](./learn-webhooks-emails-clicked.md)
- [email.complained](./learn-webhooks-emails-complained.md)
- [email.delivered](./learn-webhooks-emails-delivered.md)
- [email.delivery_delayed](./learn-webhooks-emails-delivery-delayed.md)
- [email.failed](./learn-webhooks-emails-failed.md)
- [email.opened](./learn-webhooks-emails-opened.md)
- [email.received](./learn-webhooks-emails-received.md)
- [email.scheduled](./learn-webhooks-emails-scheduled.md)
- [email.sent](./learn-webhooks-emails-sent.md)

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