Remove a Contact

Remove contacts using the Contact Id or Contact Name.

info

The contact will not be physically deleted from BigChange as it may still be referenced by other entities. It is instead no longer available from the web portal or to the web services and only available where included in an items history.

Query String Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Required
Action	String	ContactDelete	Required
ContactId	Int	The unique identifier of the contact which can be retrieved using Contact List.	Optional
ContactRef	String(50)	The internal reference of the contact.	Optional

tip

The Contact Reference or Id can be supplied. If both parameters are provided, the Contact Id will take precedence.

Response Codes

Code	Message	Information
0	Response Data	See 'Response' example tab
2	contactId or contactRef parameters required	Mandatory parameter was not supplied
2	Invalid Format - ContactId	Integer value is invalid or was not specified (when required)
2	No matching contact	No data returned or set-up in BigChange
2	misc_noRight	You do not have the permissions to delete contacts.

Example

Request

Request URL

https://webservice.bigchange.com/v01/services.ashx?action=ContactDelete&ContactId=21635423

Response

Response Data

{
  "Code": 0
}