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Delete a contact list

Last updated May 31, 2023

DELETE /contacts/v1/lists/:list_id

Method Details

HTTP Methods:

DELETE

Response Format:

N/A

Requires Authentication?

Yes

Rate Limited?

Yes

Headers

User-Agent

Products:

Marketing

Required Scope:

crm.lists.write

Delete a list in a given HubSpot account, identified by its unique ID.

Note that lists can be used by users to trigger marketing automation campaigns, so a good best practice is to only delete the lists that your integration with HubSpot has created.

Required Parameters How to use Description
OAuth access token or private app access token Authorization: Bearer {token} header Used to authenticate the request. Please see this page for more details about authentication.
List ID Used in the request URL You need to include the ID of the list you're deleting.

Example URL:  https://api.hubapi.com/contacts/v1/lists/2

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Example URL: https://api.hubapi.com/contacts/v1/lists/226467 Returns a 204 No Content response when the list was successfully deleted. Returns a 403 Forbidden response if you try to delete a list that is not deleteable ("deleteable" : false). Returns a 409 Conflict response if the list cannot be deleted, such as if it's used as the criteria for another list or workflow. The response JSON will include a message field indicating why the list cannot be deleted. Returns a 410 Gone response if the list was previously deleted. Returns a 404 if there is no list with the specified list_id.