> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.retellai.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Delete Contact

> Delete a contact. A contact linked to a record in a connected CRM cannot be deleted while two-way sync is active — unlink the CRM app first, otherwise the next sync would recreate it.



## OpenAPI

````yaml openapi-final delete /delete-contact/{contact_id}
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Retell SDK
  version: 3.0.0
  x-retell-spec-revision: 2026-08-22-7679759
  contact:
    name: Retell Support
    url: https://www.retellai.com/
    email: support@retellai.com
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
servers:
  - url: https://api.retellai.com
    description: The production server.
security:
  - api_key: []
paths:
  /delete-contact/{contact_id}:
    delete:
      description: >-
        Delete a contact. A contact linked to a record in a connected CRM cannot
        be deleted while two-way sync is active — unlink the CRM app first,
        otherwise the next sync would recreate it.
      operationId: deleteContact
      parameters:
        - in: path
          name: contact_id
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Contact deleted.
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/TooManyRequests'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
      x-codeSamples:
        - lang: JavaScript
          source: |-
            import Retell from 'retell-sdk';

            const client = new Retell({
              apiKey: process.env['RETELL_API_KEY'], // This is the default and can be omitted
            });

            await client.contact.delete('contact_id');
        - lang: Python
          source: |-
            import os
            from retell import Retell

            client = Retell(
                api_key=os.environ.get("RETELL_API_KEY"),  # This is the default and can be omitted
            )
            client.contact.delete(
                "contact_id",
            )
components:
  responses:
    BadRequest:
      description: Bad Request
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              status:
                type: string
                enum:
                  - error
              message:
                type: string
                example: Invalid request format, please check API reference.
    Unauthorized:
      description: Unauthorized
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              status:
                type: string
                enum:
                  - error
              message:
                type: string
                example: API key is missing or invalid.
    NotFound:
      description: Not Found
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              status:
                type: string
                enum:
                  - error
              message:
                type: string
                example: The requested resource was not found.
    TooManyRequests:
      description: Too Many Requests
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              status:
                type: string
                enum:
                  - error
              message:
                type: string
                example: Account rate limited, please throttle your requests.
    InternalServerError:
      description: Internal Server Error
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              status:
                type: string
                enum:
                  - error
              message:
                type: string
                example: An unexpected server error occurred.
  securitySchemes:
    api_key:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: string
      description: >-
        Authentication header containing API key (find it in dashboard). The
        format is "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

````