# Delete Vendor Soft delete a vendor. The vendor record is marked as deleted but retained in the database for auditing purposes. ## Request ### Headers ### Path Parameters ## Response ### Success (200 OK) ```json { "success": true, "data": { "vendorId": "vnd_a1b2c3d4e5f6g7h8", "deleted": true, "deletedAt": "2024-03-21T12:00:00.000Z" }, "message": "Vendor deleted successfully", "error": null, "meta": { "request_id": "req_xxxxx", "timestamp": "2024-03-21T12:00:00.000Z", "processing_time_ms": 95, "api_version": "v1", "endpoint": "DELETE /vendors/:id", "user_type": "merchant" } } ``` ### Error Responses ## Examples ```bash curl -X DELETE https://api.zenpayz.com/merchant/api/v1/vendors/vnd_a1b2c3d4e5f6g7h8 \ -H "Authorization: Bearer zp_test_xxxxx" \ -H "X-Timestamp: 2024-03-21T12:00:00.000Z" \ -H "X-Signature: a1b2c3d4e5f6..." \ -H "X-Secret-Salt: your_secret_salt" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" ``` ```javascript const response = await fetch('https://api.zenpayz.com/merchant/api/v1/vendors/vnd_a1b2c3d4e5f6g7h8', { method: 'DELETE', headers: { 'Authorization': `Bearer ${apiKey}`, 'X-Timestamp': timestamp, 'X-Signature': signature, 'X-Secret-Salt': secretSalt, 'Content-Type': 'application/json', }, }); const result = await response.json(); console.log(result.data.deleted); // true ``` ```javascript const result = await zenpays.vendors.delete('vnd_a1b2c3d4e5f6g7h8'); console.log(result.deleted); // true ``` ## Related Endpoints - [Get Vendor](/docs/rest-api/endpoints/vendors/get-vendor) - [Update Vendor Status](/docs/rest-api/endpoints/vendors/update-vendor-status) - [List Vendors](/docs/rest-api/endpoints/vendors/list-vendors)