# Delete Customer

```
DELETE 
/customers/:id
```

Deletes a customer and every payment method it owns.

This is the operation to use for a data-erasure request: the buyer's saved payment methods go with the customer, in one call.

**Refused while the customer is still billing**:

The request fails with `409` when a subscription that is `ACTIVE`, `TRIALING`, `PAUSED` or `PAST_DUE` still names this customer. Cancel those subscriptions first.

**What is kept**:

Payments and charges already made are not deleted. They keep the copy of the customer's details taken at the time, because they are a financial record.

## Request[​](#request "Direct link to request")

## Responses[​](#responses "Direct link to Responses")

* 200
* 400
* 401
* 404
* 409
* 422
* 500
* 503

The resource was deleted

The request is incorrect or could not be processed

Unauthorized error. Please check your auth credentials

The specified resource was not found

The request conflicts with the current state of the resource

The request was well-formed but could not be processed due to semantic errors

Unexpected server error

The service is temporarily unavailable