The following endpoint deactivate a contact.

Resource URL

DELETE /contacts/:id
ANY /contacts/:id?_method=delete

This endpoint does NOT remove the contact from the deployment, it merely makes it inactive. Thus, it is equivalent to updating a contacts standing to inactive. To remove a contact the user must log into the web application.

Sample Response

DELETE /contacts/1.json
ANY /contacts/1.json?_method=delete

{
   "meta" : {
      "status" : "ok",
      "message" : "Everything executed as expected."
   }
}