Contact Delete
==============

This command follows standard EPP Contact mapping, `RFC-5733`_, with no extensions.

Note that the contact object can only be deleted if it is not linked with any domain name as a contact person.
Also contact objects, linked with registrar account as hostmasters or :term:`registrar's primary person` cannot
be deleted (please, contact registrars@nic.lv to request assigning or removal of a contact person from the list
of hostmasters of the registrar account)

Client request
--------------

Request takes a single ``contact:id`` element with contact handle which is to be removed.

Example:

.. code-block :: xml

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
    <epp xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:epp-1.0"
         xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
         xsi:schemaLocation="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:epp-1.0 epp-1.0.xsd">
      <command>
        <delete>
          <contact:delete
           xmlns:contact="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:contact-1.0"
           xsi:schemaLocation="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:contact-1.0 contact-1.0.xsd">
             <contact:id>oldhdl-00023</contact:id>
          </contact:delete>
        </delete>
        <clTRID>4UJkCNgkAyBV1udOeP7q</clTRID>
      </command>
    </epp>

Server response
---------------

On success, a response code of ``1000`` (``"Command completed successfully"``) would be returned.

.. code-block :: xml

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
    <epp xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:epp-1.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:epp-1.0 epp-1.0.xsd">

      <response>
        <result code="1000">
          <msg>Command completed successfully</msg>
        </result>
        <trID>
          <clTRID>4UJkCNgkAyBV1udOeP7q</clTRID>
          <svTRID>LVNIC-20110830-a49491f0523af691e94f7aa4098cc509-7</svTRID>
        </trID>
      </response>
    </epp>

If a contact object is still linked with other registry objects, a response code of ``2304`` (``"Object status prohibits operation"``)
and a descriptive message would be returned instead.

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