Delete a message
This endpoint is only available to organization administrators.
DELETE https://cs-a1140-2023.zulip.aalto.fi/api/v1/messages/{message_id}
Permanently delete a message.
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://cs-a1140-2023.zulip.aalto.fi/api/v1/messages/43 \
-u BOT_EMAIL_ADDRESS:BOT_API_KEY
Parameters
message_id integer required in path
Example: 43
Response
Example response(s)
Changes: As of Zulip 7.0 (feature level 167), if any
parameters sent in the request are not supported by this
endpoint, a successful JSON response will include an
ignored_parameters_unsupported array.
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"
}