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

# Delete an external account

> Soft deletes a single external account by ID



## OpenAPI

````yaml https://grid.squads.xyz/api-docs/openapi.json delete /api/grid/v1/accounts/{address}/external-accounts/{account_id}
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Grid v1 API
  description: Grid v1 REST API for Solana-based smart account system
  contact:
    name: Grid API Support
    url: https://squads.so
    email: support@squads.so
  license:
    name: MIT
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
  - url: https://grid.squads.xyz
    description: Production server
security:
  - bearer_auth: []
tags:
  - name: accounts
    description: Smart account management operations
  - name: spending-limits
    description: Spending limit management
  - name: standing-orders
    description: Standing order operations
  - name: transactions
    description: Transaction management
  - name: trade
    description: Trade operations and management
  - name: payments
    description: Payment intent operations
  - name: passkeys
    description: Passkey management
  - name: kyc
    description: Know Your Customer operations
  - name: external-accounts
    description: External bank account management
  - name: virtual-accounts
    description: Virtual account management
  - name: auth
    description: Authentication operations
  - name: proposals
    description: Proposal management for multi-sig operations
  - name: compliance
    description: Compliance entity management and KYB/KYC operations
paths:
  /api/grid/v1/accounts/{address}/external-accounts/{account_id}:
    delete:
      tags:
        - external-accounts
      summary: Delete an external account
      description: Soft deletes a single external account by ID
      operationId: handler
      parameters:
        - name: address
          in: path
          description: Smart account address
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: account_id
          in: path
          description: External account UUID
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: x-grid-environment
          in: header
          description: Environment (sandbox, production)
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
      responses:
        '204':
          description: External account deleted
        '404':
          description: Smart account or external account not found
      security:
        - bearer_auth: []
components:
  securitySchemes:
    bearer_auth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: Your Grid API key from the Grid Dashboard

````