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# Delete payout account

> Remove a payout bank account from your business.

<Warning>
  This action is permanent. Once deleted, the payout account cannot be restored. You will need to re-add it if needed.
</Warning>

## Endpoint

```
DELETE /clients/business/payouts/{payoutAccountId}
```

## Path parameters

<ParamField path="payoutAccountId" type="string" required>
  The unique ID of the payout account to delete.
</ParamField>

## Headers

<ParamField header="Authorization" type="string" required>
  `Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN`
</ParamField>

<ParamField header="SECRET_KEY" type="string" required>
  Your API secret key.
</ParamField>

<ParamField header="businessId" type="string" required>
  Your business ID.
</ParamField>

## Response

<ResponseField name="status" type="boolean">
  `true` on success.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="message" type="string">
  Confirmation message.
</ResponseField>

## Code examples

<CodeGroup>
  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl -X DELETE https://stella-thirdparty-api.herokuapp.com/api/v1/clients/business/payouts/PAYOUT_ID \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
    -H "SECRET_KEY: YOUR_SECRET_KEY" \
    -H "businessId: YOUR_BUSINESS_ID"
  ```

  ```js Node.js theme={null}
  const res = await fetch(
    "https://stella-thirdparty-api.herokuapp.com/api/v1/clients/business/payouts/PAYOUT_ID",
    {
      method: "DELETE",
      headers: {
        Authorization: "Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN",
        SECRET_KEY: "YOUR_SECRET_KEY",
        businessId: "YOUR_BUSINESS_ID",
      },
    }
  );
  const json = await res.json();
  ```

  ```python Python theme={null}
  import requests

  res = requests.delete(
      "https://stella-thirdparty-api.herokuapp.com/api/v1/clients/business/payouts/PAYOUT_ID",
      headers={
          "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN",
          "SECRET_KEY": "YOUR_SECRET_KEY",
          "businessId": "YOUR_BUSINESS_ID",
      },
  )
  print(res.json())
  ```
</CodeGroup>

## Example response

```json theme={null}
{
  "status": true,
  "message": "Payout account deleted successfully"
}
```