# Delete an account

Delete a specific account from your Belvo account.

{% admonition type="danger" name="Rate Limited" %}
  This endpoint is rate limited. You can only delete 5 items per minute. If you exceed this limit, you will receive a  status code.
{% /admonition %}

{% admonition type="info" %}
  When you delete an account, all the associated transactions and owner information for that account are also removed.
{% /admonition %}


Endpoint: DELETE /api/accounts/{id}/
Version: 1.222.0
Security: basicAuth

## Path parameters:

  - `id` (string, required)
    The  you want to delete.

## Response 403 fields (application/json):

  - `code` (string)
    A unique error code () that allows you to classify and handle the error programmatically.


ℹ️ Check our DevPortal for more information on how to handle 403 access_to_resource_denied.
    Example: "access_to_resource_denied"

  - `message` (string)
    A short description of the error. 


For  errors, the description is:
  
  - .
    Example: "You don't have access to this resource."

  - `request_id` (string)
    A 32-character unique ID of the request (matching a regex pattern of: ). Provide this ID when contacting the Belvo support team to accelerate investigations.
    Example: "9e7b283c6efa449c9c028a16b5c249fb"

## Response 404 fields (application/json):

  - `code` (string)
    A unique error code () that allows you to classify and handle the error programmatically.
    Example: "not_found"

  - `message` (string)
    A short description of the error.


For  errors, the description is:

  -
    Example: "Not found"

  - `request_id` (string)
    A 32-character unique ID of the request (matching a regex pattern of: ). Provide this ID when contacting the Belvo support team to accelerate investigations.
    Example: "9e7b283c6efa449c9c028a16b5c249fb"

## Response 408 fields (application/json):

  - `code` (string)
    A unique error code () that allows you to classify and handle the error programmatically.


ℹ️ Check our DevPortal for more information on how to handle 408 request_timeout errors.
    Example: "request_timeout"

  - `message` (string)
    A short description of the error. 


For  errors, the description is:
  
  - .
    Example: "The request timed out, you can retry asking for less data by changing your query parameters"

  - `request_id` (string)
    A 32-character unique ID of the request (matching a regex pattern of: ). Provide this ID when contacting the Belvo support team to accelerate investigations.
    Example: "9e7b283c6efa449c9c028a16b5c249fb"

## Response 500 fields (application/json):

  - `code` (string)
    A unique error code () that allows you to classify and handle the error programmatically.


ℹ️ Check our DevPortal for more information on how to handle 500 unexpected_error errors.
    Example: "unexpected_error"

  - `message` (string)
    A short description of the error. 


For  errors, the description is:
  
  - .
    Example: "Belvo is unable to process the request due to an internal system issue or to an unsupported response from an institution"

  - `request_id` (string)
    A 32-character unique ID of the request (matching a regex pattern of: ). Provide this ID when contacting the Belvo support team to accelerate investigations.
    Example: "9e7b283c6efa449c9c028a16b5c249fb"