# Delete a message

Delete a specific message by its ID. Note that this operation deletes the message from Conversation API storage; this operation does not affect messages already delivered to recipients' handsets. Also note that removing all messages of a conversation will not automatically delete the conversation.

Endpoint: DELETE /v1/projects/{project_id}/messages/{message_id}
Version: 1.0
Security: Basic, oAuth2

## Path parameters:

  - `project_id` (string, required)
    The unique ID of the project. You can find this on the Sinch Dashboard.

  - `message_id` (string, required)
    The unique ID of the message.

## Query parameters:

  - `messages_source` (string)
    Specifies the message source for which the request will be processed. Used for operations on messages in Dispatch Mode. For more information, see Processing Modes.
    Enum: "CONVERSATION_SOURCE", "DISPATCH_SOURCE"

## Response 400 fields (application/json):

  - `error` (object)

  - `error.code` (integer)

  - `error.details` (array)

  - `error.details.type_url` (string)

  - `error.details.value` (string)

  - `error.message` (string)

  - `error.status` (string)


## Response 200 fields