# Public Contacts Delete

Soft-delete a contact (`is_active=false`).

Endpoint: DELETE /contacts/{contact_id}
Version: 1.79.2

## Path parameters:

  - `contact_id` (integer, required)
    Mercura contact id

## Header parameters:

  - `authorization` (string | null)
    Bearer <mrc_live_…> API key

## Response 204:

  - `204` (unknown)
    Successful Response

## Response 404:

  - `404` (unknown)
    Contact not found

## Response 422:

  - `422` (unknown)
    Validation Error

## Response 422 fields (application/json):

  - `detail` (array)

  - `detail.loc` (array, required)

  - `detail.msg` (string, required)

  - `detail.type` (string, required)

  - `detail.input` (any)

  - `detail.ctx` (object)