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# Delete Message

> Delete a message for everyone in a chat.

## Overview

You can delete messages from a chat for all participants. This works similar to the "Delete for Everyone" feature in WhatsApp.

<Warning>
  Deleted messages cannot be recovered. This action is permanent for all chat participants.
</Warning>

<Note>
  WhatsApp has a time limit for deleting messages (typically around 2 days). Messages older than this limit cannot be deleted for everyone.
</Note>

## Authentication

This endpoint requires authentication via the `apikey` header.

<ParamField path="header.apikey" type="string" required>
  Your Evolution API key for authentication.
</ParamField>

## Path Parameters

<ParamField path="path.instanceName" type="string" required>
  The name of your WhatsApp instance.
</ParamField>

## Request Body

<ParamField body="id" type="string" required>
  The unique message ID to delete.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="remoteJid" type="string" required>
  The WhatsApp JID of the chat containing the message.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="fromMe" type="boolean" required>
  Whether the message was sent by you. Set to `true` for messages you sent, `false` for received messages.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="participant" type="string">
  For group chats only: the JID of the participant who sent the message. Required when deleting group messages.
</ParamField>

## Response

<ResponseField name="deleted" type="boolean">
  Confirmation that the message was deleted.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="messageId" type="string">
  The ID of the deleted message.
</ResponseField>

<RequestExample>
  ```bash cURL (Individual Chat) theme={null}
  curl --request DELETE \
    --url https://api.example.com/chat/deleteMessageForEveryone/my-instance \
    --header 'apikey: YOUR_API_KEY' \
    --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    --data '{
      "id": "3EB0123456789ABCDEF",
      "remoteJid": "5511999999999@s.whatsapp.net",
      "fromMe": true
    }'
  ```

  ```bash cURL (Group Chat) theme={null}
  curl --request DELETE \
    --url https://api.example.com/chat/deleteMessageForEveryone/my-instance \
    --header 'apikey: YOUR_API_KEY' \
    --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    --data '{
      "id": "3EB0123456789ABCDEF",
      "remoteJid": "120363123456789@g.us",
      "fromMe": true,
      "participant": "5511999999999@s.whatsapp.net"
    }'
  ```

  ```javascript JavaScript theme={null}
  const response = await fetch(
    'https://api.example.com/chat/deleteMessageForEveryone/my-instance',
    {
      method: 'DELETE',
      headers: {
        'apikey': 'YOUR_API_KEY',
        'Content-Type': 'application/json'
      },
      body: JSON.stringify({
        id: '3EB0123456789ABCDEF',
        remoteJid: '5511999999999@s.whatsapp.net',
        fromMe: true
      })
    }
  );

  const data = await response.json();
  ```

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

  response = requests.delete(
      'https://api.example.com/chat/deleteMessageForEveryone/my-instance',
      headers={
          'apikey': 'YOUR_API_KEY',
          'Content-Type': 'application/json'
      },
      json={
          'id': '3EB0123456789ABCDEF',
          'remoteJid': '5511999999999@s.whatsapp.net',
          'fromMe': True
      }
  )

  data = response.json()
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json 201 Success theme={null}
  {
    "deleted": true,
    "messageId": "3EB0123456789ABCDEF"
  }
  ```

  ```json 400 Bad Request theme={null}
  {
    "error": "Invalid request",
    "message": "Missing required field: id"
  }
  ```

  ```json 401 Unauthorized theme={null}
  {
    "error": "Unauthorized",
    "message": "Invalid API key"
  }
  ```

  ```json 404 Not Found theme={null}
  {
    "error": "Message not found",
    "message": "The specified message does not exist or cannot be deleted"
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>

## Usage Notes

<Info>
  You can only delete messages that you sent (`fromMe: true`). Attempting to delete messages sent by others will fail.
</Info>

<Tip>
  For group messages, always include the `participant` field to specify who sent the message.
</Tip>

<Warning>
  If the message is older than WhatsApp's deletion time limit (approximately 2 days), the deletion will fail.
</Warning>