MadelineProto/docs/TD_docs/methods/deleteContacts.md

---
title: deleteContacts
description: Deletes users from contacts list
---
## Method: deleteContacts  
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YOU CANNOT USE THIS METHOD IN MADELINEPROTO


Deletes users from contacts list

### Params:

| Name     |    Type       | Required | Description |
|----------|---------------|----------|-------------|
|user\_ids|Array of [int](../types/int.md) | Yes|Identifiers of users to be deleted|


### Return type: [Ok](../types/Ok.md)

### Example:


```
$MadelineProto = new \danog\MadelineProto\API();
if (isset($token)) { // Login as a bot
    $MadelineProto->bot_login($token);
}
if (isset($number)) { // Login as a user
    $sentCode = $MadelineProto->phone_login($number);
    echo 'Enter the code you received: ';
    $code = '';
    for ($x = 0; $x < $sentCode['type']['length']; $x++) {
        $code .= fgetc(STDIN);
    }
    $MadelineProto->complete_phone_login($code);
}

$Ok = $MadelineProto->deleteContacts(['user_ids' => [int], ]);
```

Or, if you're using the [PWRTelegram HTTP API](https://pwrtelegram.xyz):

### As a bot:

POST/GET to `https://api.pwrtelegram.xyz/botTOKEN/madeline`

Parameters:

* method - deleteContacts
* params - `{"user_ids": [int], }`



### As a user:

POST/GET to `https://api.pwrtelegram.xyz/userTOKEN/deleteContacts`

Parameters:

user_ids - Json encoded  array of int



Or, if you're into Lua:

```
Ok = deleteContacts({user_ids={int}, })
```