Delete A Conversation

Delete user or group conversations for the logged-in user using the CometChat JavaScript SDK.

Quick Reference for AI Agents & Developers

// Delete user conversation
await CometChat.deleteConversation("UID", "user");

// Delete group conversation
await CometChat.deleteConversation("GUID", "group");

Note: Deletes only for the logged-in user. Use REST API to delete for all participants.

Available via: SDK | REST API | UI Kits

This operation is irreversible. Deleted conversations cannot be recovered for the logged-in user.

In case you want to delete a conversation, you can use the deleteConversation() method.

This method takes two parameters. The unique id (UID/GUID) of the conversation to be deleted & the type (user/group) of conversation to be deleted.

Delete User Conversation

let UID = "UID";
let type = "user";
CometChat.deleteConversation(UID, type).then(
  deletedConversation => {
      console.log(deletedConversation);
  }, error => {
      console.log('error while deleting a conversation', error);
  }
); 

Delete Group Conversation

let GUID = "GUID";
let type = "group";
CometChat.deleteConversation(GUID, type).then(
  deletedConversation => {
      console.log(deletedConversation);
  }, error => {
      console.log('error while deleting a conversation', error);
  }
);

Delete User Conversation (Typescript

let UID: string = "UID";
let type: string = "user";
CometChat.deleteConversation(UID, type).then(
  (deletedConversation: string) => {
      console.log(deletedConversation);
  }, (error: CometChat.CometChatException) => {
      console.log('error while deleting a conversation', error);
  }
);    

Delete Group Conversation (Typescript)

let GUID: string = "GUID";
let type: string = "group";
CometChat.deleteConversation(GUID, type).then(
  (deletedConversation: string) => {
      console.log(deletedConversation);
  }, (error: CometChat.CometChatException) => {
      console.log('error while deleting a conversation', error);
  }
);

This method deletes the conversation only for the logged-in user. To delete a conversation for all the users of the conversation, please refer to our REST API documentation here.

The deleteConversation() method takes the following parameters:

Parameter	Description	Required
conversationWith	UID of the user or GUID of the group whose conversation you want to delete.	YES
conversationType	The type of conversation you want to delete . It can be either user or group.	YES

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