Conversations
Delete Chat
Deletes an entire chat. It can clear only in the app or also in the database.
POST
https://api.zapzapapi.com/api/v1/{instanceId}/chat/deleteAuthentication with the x-api-key and x-api-secret headers.
Parameters
| Name | Type | In | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
number | text | body | Yes | Chat number in international format. For groups, use the full group ID. |
deleteChatDB | select | body | No | If true, deletes the chat from the database |
deleteMessagesDB | select | body | No | If true, deletes all chat messages from the database |
deleteChatWhatsApp | select | body | No | If true, deletes the chat from WhatsApp. For groups, this operation is not allowed and the chat will only be cleared. |
clearChatWhatsApp | select | body | No | If true, clears the chat conversation on WhatsApp (without leaving the chat). Works for groups and individual conversations. |
Request example
curl
curl -X POST "https://api.zapzapapi.com/api/v1/{instanceId}/chat/delete" \
-H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
-H "x-api-secret: YOUR_API_SECRET" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"number":"5511999999999"}'Node.js
const res = await fetch("https://api.zapzapapi.com/api/v1/{instanceId}/chat/delete", {
method: "POST",
headers: {
"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
"x-api-secret": "YOUR_API_SECRET",
"Content-Type": "application/json",
},
body: JSON.stringify({
"number": "5511999999999"
}),
});
console.log(await res.json());Python
import requests
res = requests.post(
"https://api.zapzapapi.com/api/v1/{instanceId}/chat/delete",
headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY", "x-api-secret": "YOUR_API_SECRET"},
json={"number":"5511999999999"},
)
print(res.json())Response example
JSON
{
"actions": [],
"response": "Chat deletion process completed"
}Values are illustrative; the fields follow the real response format.
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