## Delete a message

**delete** `/v1/chats/{chatID}/messages/{messageID}`

Delete a message by final message ID. Pending message IDs are not accepted because messages cannot be deleted while sending.

### Path Parameters

- `chatID: string`

  Chat ID. Input routes also accept the local chat ID from this installation when available.

- `messageID: string`

  Message ID.

### Query Parameters

- `forEveryone: optional boolean`

  True to request deletion for everyone when the network supports it; false to delete only for the authenticated user when supported.

### Example

```http
curl http://localhost:23373/v1/chats/$CHAT_ID/messages/$MESSAGE_ID \
    -X DELETE \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $BEEPER_ACCESS_TOKEN"
```