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# Delete Account

> Permanently remove a platform account from your Lobstr account

This endpoint permanently removes a specific platform account using its hash ID. All associated cookies and configurations will be deleted.

## Headers

<ParamField header="Authorization" type="string" required>
  Your API authentication token. Value: `Token YOUR_API_KEY`
</ParamField>

## Query Parameters

<ParamField query="account_hash" type="string" required>
  The unique identifier (hash) of the account to delete. Example: `d3e97f2cd33658f301bdbe807402ab30`
</ParamField>

## Response Field Explanations

<ResponseField name="id" type="string">
  The deleted account's identifier. Example: `"d3e97f2cd33658f301bdbe807402ab30"`
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="object" type="string">
  Always "account". Example: `"account"`
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="deleted" type="boolean">
  Confirmation of deletion. Always `true` on success.
</ResponseField>

<Warning>
  This action is permanent and cannot be undone. Make sure no active squids are using this account before deletion.
</Warning>

<Tip>
  Use Get Account Details first to check the squids array and see which squids depend on this account.
</Tip>

<Note>
  Deleting an account does not affect your squids, but they will fail to run if they require this account for authentication.
</Note>

<Warning>
  If you're experiencing cookie issues, use Refresh Cookies instead of deleting and re-creating the account.
</Warning>

## Code Examples

<CodeGroup>
  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl -X DELETE "https://api.lobstr.io/v1/accounts/d3e97f2cd33658f301bdbe807402ab30" \
    -H "Authorization: Token YOUR_API_KEY"
  ```

  ```python Python theme={null}
  import requests

  account_hash = "d3e97f2cd33658f301bdbe807402ab30"

  url = f"https://api.lobstr.io/v1/accounts/{account_hash}"
  headers = {
      "Authorization": "Token YOUR_API_KEY"
  }

  # First, check if any squids are using this account
  details_response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
  account = details_response.json()['data'][0]

  if account['squids']:
      print("Warning: The following squids are using this account:")
      for squid in account['squids']:
          print(f"   - {squid['name']}")
      print("\nDeleting will cause these squids to fail.")
      confirm = input("Continue? (y/n): ")
      if confirm.lower() != 'y':
          print("Cancelled.")
          exit()

  # Delete the account
  response = requests.delete(url, headers=headers)
  data = response.json()

  if data.get('deleted'):
      print(f"Account {data['id']} deleted successfully")
  else:
      print("Failed to delete account")
  ```
</CodeGroup>

## Response

```json 200 theme={null}
{
  "id": "d3e97f2cd33658f301bdbe807402ab30",
  "object": "account",
  "deleted": true
}
```

```json 404 theme={null}
{
  "detail": "Account not found."
}
```