AI-generated Key Takeaways
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This API endpoint allows for the deletion of a contact person's information, excluding any associated non-contact data.
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Requests to modify data for the same user should be sent one after the other to prevent performance issues.
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The endpoint uses a DELETE request with the resource name of the contact specified as a path parameter.
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An empty request body is required, and a successful deletion will result in an empty response body.
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Authorization requires the
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/contactsOAuth scope.
Delete a contact person. Any non-contact data will not be deleted.
Mutate requests for the same user should be sent sequentially to avoid increased latency and failures.
HTTP request
DELETE https://people.googleapis.com/v1/{resourceName=people/*}:deleteContact
The URL uses gRPC Transcoding syntax.
Path parameters
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resourceName
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Required. The resource name of the contact to delete. |
Request body
The request body must be empty.
Response body
If successful, the response body is empty.
Authorization scopes
Requires the following OAuth scope:
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https://www.googleapis.com/auth/contacts
For more information, see the Authorization guide .

