# Release phone number

Releases a phone number.

```http
DELETE https://api.pozy.ai/v1/whatsapp/phone-numbers/{phoneNumberId}
```

- Area: WhatsApp / WhatsApp Phone Numbers
- Auth: Authorization: Bearer pz_live_...
- Deprecated

## Path parameters

- `phoneNumberId` (string, required)

## Example request

```bash
curl -X DELETE "https://api.pozy.ai/v1/whatsapp/phone-numbers/698fba0989716df44adb771f" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $POZY_API_KEY"
```

```ts
const res = await fetch("https://api.pozy.ai/v1/whatsapp/phone-numbers/698fba0989716df44adb771f", {
  method: "DELETE",
  headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.POZY_API_KEY}` },
});
const text = await res.text();
const data = text ? JSON.parse(text) : null;
if (!res.ok) throw new Error(data?.error ?? `Request failed with status ${res.status}`);
console.log(data);
```

```python
import os
import requests

resp = requests.delete(
    "https://api.pozy.ai/v1/whatsapp/phone-numbers/698fba0989716df44adb771f",
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['POZY_API_KEY']}"},
    timeout=30,
)
resp.raise_for_status()
print(resp.json())
```

## Response 200

- `message`, string
- `phoneNumber`, object
  - `id`, string
  - `phoneNumber`, string
  - `status`, string
  - `releasedAt`, string (date-time)

```json
{
  "message": "Hello from Pozy",
  "phoneNumber": {
    "id": "6bfebd43ddc270f6d2c56fc5",
    "phoneNumber": "+14155550123",
    "status": "active",
    "releasedAt": "2026-10-02T09:00:00.000Z"
  }
}
```