Delete A Conversation

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

// 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.

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

Use deleteConversation() to delete a conversation for the logged-in user.

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 User Conversation (JavaScript)

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 (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);
  }
);

Delete Group Conversation (JavaScript)

let GUID = "GUID";
let type = "group";
CometChat.deleteConversation(GUID, type).then(
  deletedConversation => {
      console.log(deletedConversation);
  }, error => {
      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 or GUID of the conversation to delete	Yes
conversationType	user or group	Yes

On success, returns a confirmation message string.

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