Delete a customer

client.customers.delete(, ?, ?): CustomerV1 { data, meta, response_type }

delete/v1/customers/{id}

Permanently removes a customer record from Straddle. This action cannot be undone and should only be used to satisfy regulatory requirements or for privacy compliance.

ParametersExpand Collapse

id: string

params: CustomerDeleteParams { correlationID, idempotencyKey, requestID, straddleAccountID }

correlationID?: string

Optional client generated identifier to trace and debug a series of requests.

idempotencyKey?: string

Optional client generated value to use for idempotent requests.

maxLength40

minLength10

requestID?: string

Optional client generated identifier to trace and debug a request.

straddleAccountID?: string

For use by platforms to specify an account id and set scope of a request.

formatuuid

ReturnsExpand Collapse

CustomerV1 { data, meta, response_type }

data: Data { id, created_at, email, 11 more }

id: string

Unique identifier for the customer.

formatuuid

created_at: string

Timestamp of when the customer record was created.

formatdate-time

email: string

The customer's email address.

formatemail

name: string

Full name of the individual or business name.

phone: string

The customer's phone number in E.164 format.

status: "pending" | "review" | "verified" | 2 more

Accepts one of the following:

"pending"

"review"

"verified"

"inactive"

"rejected"

type: "individual" | "business"

Accepts one of the following:

"individual"

"business"

updated_at: string

Timestamp of the most recent update to the customer record.

formatdate-time

address?: CustomerAddressV1 { address1, city, state, 2 more } | null

An object containing the customer's address. This is optional, but if provided, all required fields must be present.

address1: string

Primary address line (e.g., street, PO Box).

maxLength100

city: string

City, district, suburb, town, or village.

maxLength100

state: string

Two-letter state code.

zip: string

Zip or postal code.

address2?: string | null

Secondary address line (e.g., apartment, suite, unit, or building).

maxLength100

compliance_profile?: IndividualComplianceProfile { dob, ssn } | BusinessComplianceProfile { ein, legal_business_name, representatives, website } | null

PII required to trigger Patriot Act compliant KYC verification.

Accepts one of the following:

IndividualComplianceProfile { dob, ssn }

PII required to trigger Patriot Act compliant KYC verification.

dob: string | null

Masked date of birth in ****-- format.

formatdate

ssn: string | null

Masked Social Security Number in the format --***.

BusinessComplianceProfile { ein, legal_business_name, representatives, website }

Business registration data required to trigger Patriot Act compliant KYB verification.

ein: string | null

Masked Employer Identification Number in the format -*****

legal_business_name: string | null

The official registered name of the business. This name should be correlated with the ein value.

representatives?: Array<Representative> | null

A list of people related to the company. Only valid where customer type is 'business'.

name: string

email?: string | null

phone?: string | null

website?: string | null

Official business website URL. Optional but recommended for enhanced KYB.

formaturi

config?: Config { processing_method, sandbox_outcome }

processing_method?: "inline" | "background" | "skip"

Accepts one of the following:

"inline"

"background"

"skip"

sandbox_outcome?: "standard" | "verified" | "rejected" | "review"

Accepts one of the following:

"standard"

"verified"

"rejected"

"review"

device?: Device { ip_address }

ip_address: string

The customer's IP address at the time of profile creation. Use 0.0.0.0 to represent an offline customer registration.

minLength1

formatipv4

external_id?: string | null

Unique identifier for the customer in your database, used for cross-referencing between Straddle and your systems.

metadata?: Record<string, string> | null

Up to 20 additional user-defined key-value pairs. Useful for storing additional information about the customer in a structured format.

meta: ResponseMetadata { api_request_id, api_request_timestamp }

Metadata about the API request, including an identifier and timestamp.

api_request_id: string

Unique identifier for this API request, useful for troubleshooting.

formatuuid

api_request_timestamp: string

Timestamp for this API request, useful for troubleshooting.

formatdate-time

response_type: "object" | "array" | "error" | "none"

Indicates the structure of the returned content.

"object" means the data field contains a single JSON object.
"array" means the data field contains an array of objects.
"error" means the data field contains an error object with details of the issue.
"none" means no data is returned.

Accepts one of the following:

"object"

"array"

"error"

"none"

Delete a customer

import Straddle from '@straddlecom/straddle';

const client = new Straddle({
  apiKey: 'My API Key',
});

const customerV1 = await client.customers.delete('182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e');

console.log(customerV1.data);

{
  "data": {
    "id": "182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
    "created_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
    "email": "ron.swanson@pawnee.com",
    "name": "Ron Swanson",
    "phone": "+12128675309",
    "status": "pending",
    "type": "individual",
    "updated_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
    "address": {
      "address1": "123 Main St",
      "city": "Anytown",
      "state": "CA",
      "zip": "12345",
      "address2": "Apt 1"
    },
    "compliance_profile": {
      "dob": "2019-12-27",
      "ssn": "***-**-****"
    },
    "config": {
      "processing_method": "inline",
      "sandbox_outcome": "standard"
    },
    "device": {
      "ip_address": "192.168.1.1"
    },
    "external_id": "external_id",
    "metadata": {
      "foo": "string"
    }
  },
  "meta": {
    "api_request_id": "182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
    "api_request_timestamp": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z"
  },
  "response_type": "object"
}

Returns Examples

{
  "data": {
    "id": "182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
    "created_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
    "email": "ron.swanson@pawnee.com",
    "name": "Ron Swanson",
    "phone": "+12128675309",
    "status": "pending",
    "type": "individual",
    "updated_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
    "address": {
      "address1": "123 Main St",
      "city": "Anytown",
      "state": "CA",
      "zip": "12345",
      "address2": "Apt 1"
    },
    "compliance_profile": {
      "dob": "2019-12-27",
      "ssn": "***-**-****"
    },
    "config": {
      "processing_method": "inline",
      "sandbox_outcome": "standard"
    },
    "device": {
      "ip_address": "192.168.1.1"
    },
    "external_id": "external_id",
    "metadata": {
      "foo": "string"
    }
  },
  "meta": {
    "api_request_id": "182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
    "api_request_timestamp": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z"
  },
  "response_type": "object"
}