zulip/templates/zerver/api/delete-message.md

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# Delete a message
Permanently delete a message.
`DELETE {{ api_url }}/v1/messages/{msg_id}`
This API corresponds to the
[delete a message completely][delete-completely] feature documented in
the Zulip Help Center.
[delete-completely]: /help/edit-or-delete-a-message#delete-a-message-completely
## Usage examples
{start_tabs}
{tab|python}
{generate_code_example(python)|/messages/{message_id}:delete|example(admin_config=True)}
{tab|curl}
{generate_code_example(curl)|/messages/{message_id}:delete|example}
{end_tabs}
## Arguments
{generate_api_arguments_table|zulip.yaml|/messages/{message_id}:delete}
## Response
#### Example response
A typical successful JSON response may look like:
{generate_code_example|/messages/{message_id}:delete|fixture(200)}
An example JSON response for when the specified message does not exist:
{generate_code_example|/messages/{message_id}:delete|fixture(400_invalid_message)}
An example JSON response for when the user making the query does not
have permission to delete the message:
{generate_code_example|/messages/{message_id}:delete|fixture(400_not_admin)}