Deletes a contact.
Removes contact record. This action cannot be undone.
| Parameter | Type | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|---|
| action | string | "DeleteContact" | Required |
| contactid | int | The contact id to be deleted | Required |
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| result | string | The result of the operation: success or error |
| contactid | int | The contact id that was deleted |
$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, 'https://www.example.com/includes/api.php');
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, 1);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS,
http_build_query(
array(
'action' => 'DeleteContact',
// See https://developers.whmcs.com/api/authentication
'username' => 'IDENTIFIER_OR_ADMIN_USERNAME',
'password' => 'SECRET_OR_HASHED_PASSWORD',
'contactid' => '1',
'responsetype' => 'json',
)
)
);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);
$response = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);$command = 'DeleteContact';
$postData = array(
'contactid' => '1',
);
$adminUsername = 'ADMIN_USERNAME'; // Optional for WHMCS 7.2 and later
$results = localAPI($command, $postData, $adminUsername);
print_r($results);{
"result": "success",
"contactid": "1"
}Possible error condition responses include:
- Contact ID Not Found
| Version | Changelog |
|---|---|
| 1.0 | Initial Version |