# Delete a profile (/reference/profiles/delete-profile)

OpenAPI operation (components in https://api.tebar.app/v1/openapi.json):

```json
[
  {
    "operationId": "deleteProfile",
    "tags": [
      "Profiles"
    ],
    "summary": "Delete a profile",
    "description": "The profile disappears right away; its keys, MCP tokens, and connect links stop working, its accounts are disconnected, and waiting posts are canceled. The rest is removed in the background, then a profile.deleted webhook is sent. The default profile cannot be deleted.\n\nRequires the write scope. Owner key or session only: a profile key gets 403 owner_key_required.",
    "parameters": [
      {
        "name": "id",
        "in": "path",
        "required": true,
        "schema": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "uuid"
        }
      }
    ],
    "responses": {
      "202": {
        "description": "Deletion started."
      },
      "401": {
        "$ref": "#/components/responses/Unauthorized"
      },
      "403": {
        "$ref": "#/components/responses/Forbidden"
      },
      "404": {
        "$ref": "#/components/responses/NotFound"
      },
      "429": {
        "$ref": "#/components/responses/RateLimited"
      }
    }
  }
]
```