> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.piriod.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Delete customer

> Soft-archives the customer (sets `status=archived`) when there are non-draft invoices,
terminal subscriptions, valuable sources, or abandoned sources with payments.
Otherwise hard-deletes the customer and any draft invoices.




## OpenAPI

````yaml DELETE /customers/{id}/
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Piriod API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >
    Piriod API for billing, payments, procurement and collections.


    All requests require:

    - `Authorization: Token <api_token>` header.

    - `x-simple-workspace: <workspace_id>` header (the account/workspace
    identifier).

    - Optionally `x-piriod-test-mode: true` to operate against test-mode data.


    See the Documentation tab for getting started, integration flows,
    authentication,

    error handling and pagination/filtering guides.
servers:
  - url: https://api.piriod.com
    description: Production
security:
  - TokenAuth: []
paths:
  /customers/{id}/:
    parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/IdPath'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/WorkspaceHeader'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/TestModeHeader'
    delete:
      tags:
        - Billing
      summary: Delete customer
      description: >
        Soft-archives the customer (sets `status=archived`) when there are
        non-draft invoices,

        terminal subscriptions, valuable sources, or abandoned sources with
        payments.

        Otherwise hard-deletes the customer and any draft invoices.
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Deleted or archived.
        '400':
          description: Customer has active subscriptions; cancel them first.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ValidationError'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
components:
  parameters:
    IdPath:
      name: id
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
      description: Resource identifier.
    WorkspaceHeader:
      name: x-simple-workspace
      in: header
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
      description: Workspace (account) identifier. Required for every request.
      example: acc_01H8XYZ123ABC
    TestModeHeader:
      name: x-piriod-test-mode
      in: header
      required: false
      schema:
        type: boolean
        default: false
      description: Whether to operate against test-mode data. Defaults to `false`.
  schemas:
    ValidationError:
      type: object
      additionalProperties:
        type: array
        items:
          type: string
      description: |
        Field-keyed error map. The special key `non_field_errors` carries
        errors that are not bound to a specific field.
      example:
        name:
          - This field is required.
        non_field_errors:
          - x-simple-workspace header is required.
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        detail:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error message.
      example:
        detail: Authentication credentials were not provided.
  responses:
    NotFound:
      description: Resource not found.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  securitySchemes:
    TokenAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: Authorization
      description: |
        Use header `Authorization: Token <api_token>`.
        API tokens are obtained from the Piriod dashboard.

````