## Delete a message

`client.messages.delete(stringmessageID, MessageDeleteParamsparams, RequestOptionsoptions?): void`

**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.

### Parameters

- `messageID: string`

  Message ID.

- `params: MessageDeleteParams`

  - `chatID: string`

    Path param: Chat ID. Input routes also accept the local chat ID from this Beeper Desktop installation when available.

  - `forEveryone?: boolean | null`

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

### Example

```typescript
import BeeperDesktop from '@beeper/desktop-api';

const client = new BeeperDesktop({
  accessToken: process.env['BEEPER_ACCESS_TOKEN'], // This is the default and can be omitted
});

await client.messages.delete('1343993', { chatID: '!NCdzlIaMjZUmvmvyHU:beeper.com' });
```