Delete a message
This endpoint is only available to organization administrators.
Permanently delete a message.
DELETE https://main.zulip.pr.business/api/v1/messages/{msg_id}
This API corresponds to the
delete a message completely feature documented in
the Zulip Help Center.
Usage examples
#!/usr/bin/env python
import zulip
# The user for this zuliprc file must be an organization administrator
client = zulip.Client(config_file="~/zuliprc-admin")
# Delete the message with ID "message_id"
result = client.delete_message(message_id)
print(result)
curl -sSX DELETE https://main.zulip.pr.business/api/v1/messages/43 \
-u BOT_EMAIL_ADDRESS:BOT_API_KEY
Parameters
message_id integer required in path
Example: 43
Response
Example response
A typical successful JSON response may look like:
{
"msg": "",
"result": "success"
}
An example JSON response for when the specified message does not exist:
{
"code": "BAD_REQUEST",
"msg": "Invalid message(s)",
"result": "error"
}
An example JSON response for when the user making the query does not
have permission to delete the message:
{
"code": "BAD_REQUEST",
"msg": "You don't have permission to delete this message",
"result": "error"
}