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BulkDelete all contacts (not by list or contact id)

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MeaganD39
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Hi there,

 

Currently the BulkDelete requires a list of contactids or listids.  When I used the listids to delete I noticed the unsubscribed contacts still existed since they don't belong to any list.

 

Is there a way to simply delete ALL the contacts?

 

Thanks

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John__B
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Hello MeaganD39,

 

Thank you for reaching out to Constant Contact API Developer Support. My team is here to assist outside software developers with questions about building into Constant Contact's API.

 

Currently, the only way to bulk delete contacts via API is to use the Delete Contacts in Bulk request, which requires either a selection of List IDs or Contact IDs. The main reason for this is to ensure that every contact deletion is done so intentionally.

 

Please let us know if you have any other questions!

 

Regards,


John B.
API Support Specialist
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John__B
Employee

Hello MeaganD39,

 

Thank you for reaching out to Constant Contact API Developer Support. My team is here to assist outside software developers with questions about building into Constant Contact's API.

 

Currently, the only way to bulk delete contacts via API is to use the Delete Contacts in Bulk request, which requires either a selection of List IDs or Contact IDs. The main reason for this is to ensure that every contact deletion is done so intentionally.

 

Please let us know if you have any other questions!

 

Regards,


John B.
API Support Specialist
Did I answer your question? If so, please mark my post as an "Accepted Solution" by clicking the Accept as Solution button in the bottom right hand corner of this post.
MeaganD39
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Thanks for your answer John

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