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Delete a card 

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External Account Cards
Delete a card

You can delete cards from a connected account where controller.requirement_collection is application (includes Custom accounts).

There are restrictions for deleting a card with default_for_currency set to true. You cannot delete a card if any of the following apply:

  • The card’s currency is the same as the connected account’s default_currency.
  • There is another external account (card or bank account) with the same currency as the card.

To delete a card, you must first replace the default external account by setting default_for_currency with another external account in the same currency.

Parameters

  • idstringRequired

    Unique identifier for the external account to be deleted.

Returns

Returns the deleted card object.

DELETE /v1/accounts/:id/external_accounts/:id
curl -X DELETE https://api.stripe.com/v1/accounts/acct_1032D82eZvKYlo2C/external_accounts/card_1NAz2x2eZvKYlo2C75wJ1YUs \
  -u "sk_test_BQokikJ...2HlWgH4olfQ2sk_test_BQokikJOvBiI2HlWgH4olfQ2:"
Response
{
  "id": "card_1NAz2x2eZvKYlo2C75wJ1YUs",
  "object": "card",
  "deleted": true
}