# Delete a contractor

**DELETE /api/v1/contractors/{contractor}**

Permanently deletes a contractor. It cannot be undone.  
Also immediately cancels any active policies connected with the contractor.

## Servers
- Production server: https://api.1099policy.com (Production server)

## Parameters

### Path parameters

- **contractor** (string)  
  The ID of the desired contractor (e.g., `cn_Ehb3bYa`).

## Responses
### 200
Returns an object with a deleted parameter on success. If the contractor ID does not exist, this call returns an error.

#### Body: application/json (object)
- **deleted** (boolean)

- **deleted_at** (integer)  
  Unix timestamp (seconds since epoch) of when the contractor was deleted.

- **id** (string)  
  The contractor ID.

- **object** (string)