Delete customer by ID

Delete a customer by their system-generated ID

DELETE /customers/{customerId}

cURL

cURL

curl --request DELETE \
  --url https://api.lightspark.com/grid/2025-10-13/customers/{customerId} \
  --header 'Authorization: Basic <encoded-value>'

import LightsparkGrid from '@lightsparkdev/grid';

const client = new LightsparkGrid({
  username: process.env['GRID_CLIENT_ID'], // This is the default and can be omitted
  password: process.env['GRID_CLIENT_SECRET'], // This is the default and can be omitted
});

const customerOneOf = await client.customers.delete('customerId');

console.log(customerOneOf);

package com.lightspark.grid.example

import com.lightspark.grid.client.LightsparkGridClient
import com.lightspark.grid.client.okhttp.LightsparkGridOkHttpClient
import com.lightspark.grid.models.customers.CustomerDeleteParams
import com.lightspark.grid.models.customers.CustomerOneOf

fun main() {
    val client: LightsparkGridClient = LightsparkGridOkHttpClient.fromEnv()

    val customerOneOf: CustomerOneOf = client.customers().delete("customerId")
}

200

{
  "platformCustomerId": "9f84e0c2a72c4fa",
  "customerType": "INDIVIDUAL",
  "umaAddress": "$[e-mail]",
  "id": "Customer:019542f5-b3e7-1d02-0000-000000000001",
  "region": "US",
  "currencies": [
    "USD",
    "USDC"
  ],
  "email": "[e-mail]",
  "phoneNumber": "[phone]",
  "createdAt": "2025-07-21T17:32:28Z",
  "updatedAt": "2025-07-21T17:32:28Z",
  "isDeleted": false,
  "contactVerification": {
    "email": "VERIFIED",
    "phone": "VERIFIED"
  },
  "kycStatus": "APPROVED",
  "fullName": "John Michael Doe",
  "birthDate": "1990-01-15",
  "nationality": "US",
  "address": {
    "line1": "123 Main Street",
    "postalCode": "94105",
    "country": "US",
    "line2": "Apt 4B",
    "city": "San Francisco",
    "state": "CA"
  }
}

{
  "status": 401,
  "message": "<string>",
  "details": {}
}

{
  "status": 404,
  "message": "<string>",
  "details": {}
}

{
  "status": 410,
  "code": "CUSTOMER_DELETED",
  "message": "<string>",
  "details": {}
}

{
  "status": 500,
  "message": "<string>",
  "details": {}
}

Authorizations

Authorization · string · header · required

API token authentication using format <api token id>:<api client secret>

Path Parameters

customerId · string · required

System-generated unique customer identifier

Response

200

application/json

Customer deleted successfully

Individual Customer

Business Customer

platformCustomerId · string · required

Platform-specific customer identifier

Example:

"9f84e0c2a72c4fa"

customerType · enum<string> · required

Whether the customer is an individual or a business entity

Available options: INDIVIDUAL

Example:

"INDIVIDUAL"

umaAddress · string · required

Full UMA address (always present in responses, even if system-generated). This is an optional identifier to route payments to the customer.

Example:

"$[e-mail]"

id · string · read-only

System-generated unique identifier

Example:

"Customer:019542f5-b3e7-1d02-0000-000000000001"

region · string

Country code (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2) representing the customer's regional identity and regulatory jurisdiction.

Example:

"US"

currencies · string[]

List of currency codes enabled for this customer.

Example:

["USD", "USDC"]

email · string<email>

Email address for the customer.

Example:

"[e-mail]"

phoneNumber · string

Phone number for the customer in strict E.164 format.

Pattern: ^\+[1-9]\d{1,14}$

Example:

"[phone]"

createdAt · string<date-time> · read-only

Creation timestamp

Example:

"2025-07-21T17:32:28Z"

updatedAt · string<date-time> · read-only

Last update timestamp

Example:

"2025-07-21T17:32:28Z"

isDeleted · boolean · read-only

Whether the customer is marked as deleted

Example:

false

contactVerification · object

Email and phone verification state. Only present when the customer's payment provider requires it (e.g. EU customers); omitted otherwise.

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kycStatus · enum<string>

The current KYC status of a customer. HOLD means the customer is placed on hold and may be required to update or provide more information.

Available options: UNVERIFIED, PENDING, APPROVED, REJECTED, HOLD

Example:

"APPROVED"

fullName · string

Individual's full name

Example:

"John Michael Doe"

birthDate · string<date>

Date of birth in ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DD)

Example:

"1990-01-15"

nationality · string

Country code (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2)

Example:

"US"

address · object

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