> ## Documentation Index
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# Delete contact data

> Permanently deletes a contact and all associated data.



## OpenAPI

````yaml post /contacts/purge
openapi: 3.0.1
info:
  title: Reforge Insights (formerly Monterey AI) API
  version: 1.0.5
servers:
  - url: https://insights.reforge.com/api/v1
security: []
paths:
  /contacts/purge:
    post:
      summary: Delete contact data
      description: Permanently deletes a contact and all associated data.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ContactPurgeRequest'
            examples:
              purge-by-id-with-source:
                summary: Purge by ID with specific source
                description: Purge a contact by ID from a specific source system
                value:
                  id: user123
                  source: salesforce
              purge-by-id-all-sources:
                summary: Purge by ID across all sources
                description: Purge a contact by ID across all source systems
                value:
                  id: user123
              purge-by-email-with-source:
                summary: Purge by email with specific source
                description: Purge a contact by email from a specific source system
                value:
                  email: john.doe@example.com
                  source: salesforce
              purge-by-email-all-sources:
                summary: Purge by email across all sources
                description: Purge a contact by email across all source systems
                value:
                  email: john.doe@example.com
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The contact purge was initiated successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  success:
                    type: boolean
        '404':
          description: No contacts found matching the provided criteria
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  error:
                    type: string
                    example: No contacts found
      security:
        - AdminBearerAuth: []
components:
  schemas:
    ContactPurgeRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: External contact ID
          nullable: true
        email:
          type: string
          description: Contact email address
          nullable: true
        source:
          type: string
          description: Source system to limit search to
          nullable: true
      anyOf:
        - required:
            - id
        - required:
            - email
  securitySchemes:
    AdminBearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: >-
        Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token>
        is your auth token. **Admin-level permissions required**

````