Delete Contact

Delete an existing contact.

HTTP Request

DELETE/api/contacts/:id

Authorization

Authorization

• Required: Yes
• Permission: Staff or Admin
• Authentication: Token-based (Authorization: Token <your_api_key>)

Path Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
id	Integer	Yes	Unique ID of the contact to delete

Example Requests

🐍 Python

1import requests
2response = requests.delete('http://www.example.com/api/contacts/1', headers={
3  'Authorization': 'Token <your_api_key>'
4})
5
6print(response.status_code)  # Should be 204 for successful deletion

🌐 Curl

1curl -X DELETE "http://www.example.com/api/contacts/1" -H "Authorization: Token <your_api_key>"

Status Codes

Code	Description
204	Contact deleted successfully
401	Unauthorized — authentication required
403	Forbidden — insufficient permissions
404	Not found — contact does not exist
500	Internal server error

Response Fields

Field	Type	Description
None	None	No response body returned