MadelineProto/old_docs/API_docs_v38/methods/contacts_deleteContact.md

---
title: contacts.deleteContact
description: contacts.deleteContact parameters, return type and example
---
## Method: contacts.deleteContact  
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### Parameters:

| Name     |    Type       | Required |
|----------|---------------|----------|
|id|[InputUser](../types/InputUser.md) | Yes|


### Return type: [contacts\_Link](../types/contacts_Link.md)

### Can bots use this method: **NO**


### Errors this method can return:

| Error    | Description   |
|----------|---------------|
|CONTACT_ID_INVALID|The provided contact ID is invalid|


### Example:


```
$MadelineProto = new \danog\MadelineProto\API();
$MadelineProto->session = 'mySession.madeline';
if (isset($number)) { // Login as a user
    $MadelineProto->phone_login($number);
    $code = readline('Enter the code you received: '); // Or do this in two separate steps in an HTTP API
    $MadelineProto->complete_phone_login($code);
}

$contacts_Link = $MadelineProto->contacts->deleteContact(['id' => InputUser, ]);
```

Or, if you're using the [PWRTelegram HTTP API](https://pwrtelegram.xyz):



### As a user:

POST/GET to `https://api.pwrtelegram.xyz/userTOKEN/contacts.deleteContact`

Parameters:

id - Json encoded InputUser




Or, if you're into Lua:

```
contacts_Link = contacts.deleteContact({id=InputUser, })
```