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title: Delete Payment Method
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# Delete Payment Method

accounts.payment\_methods.delete(strpayment\_method\_id, PaymentMethodDeleteParams\*\*kwargs)  \-> [PaymentMethodDeleteResponse](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/python/resources/accounts#%28resource%29%20accounts.payment%5Fmethods%20%3E%20%28model%29%20payment%5Fmethod%5Fdelete%5Fresponse%20%3E%20%28schema%29)

DELETE/accounts/{account\_id}/payment-methods/{payment\_method\_id}

Deletes a payment method from an account.

##### Security

API Token

The preferred authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. [Create a token](https://developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/api/get-started/create-token/).

**Example:**`Authorization: Bearer Sn3lZJTBX6kkg7OdcBUAxOO963GEIyGQqnFTOFYY`

API Email + API Key

The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API, used in conjunction with a Global API key.

**Example:**`X-Auth-Email: user@example.com`

The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. When possible, use API tokens instead of Global API keys.

**Example:**`X-Auth-Key: 144c9defac04969c7bfad8efaa8ea194`

##### Accepted Permissions (at least one required)

`Billing Write`

##### ParametersExpand Collapse 

account\_id: str

Identifier

maxLength32

payment\_method\_id: str

Identifier

maxLength32

##### ReturnsExpand Collapse 

Union\[Optional\[str\], Optional\[object\]\]

One of the following:

Optional\[str\]

Optional\[object\]

### Delete Payment Method

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```
import os
from cloudflare import Cloudflare

client = Cloudflare(
    api_token=os.environ.get("CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN"),  # This is the default and can be omitted
)
payment_method = client.accounts.payment_methods.delete(
    payment_method_id="023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353",
    account_id="023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353",
)
print(payment_method)
```

200 example

```
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "messages": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "result": {},
  "success": true
}
```

##### Returns Examples

200 example

```
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "messages": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "result": {},
  "success": true
}
```