How to delete a group

Deleting a WhatsApp group

Deleting a WhatsApp group works differently depending on your role in the chat — whether you are an administrator or a regular participant.

If You Are a Group Administrator

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If you are a group admin, you will need to remove all of its members before you can delete the group.

  1. Get a group ID and a list of group member (method: https://whapi.readme.io/reference/getgroupsarrow-up-right )

  2. Remove all participants delete https://gate.whapi.cloud/groups/{GroupID} (method: https://whapi.readme.io/reference/removegroupparticipantarrow-up-right )

  3. Delete the chat (optional, if you want it removed from your device) (method: https://whapi.readme.io/reference/arrow-up-right)

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Once all members have been removed and the administrator has left, the group is considered permanently deleted and cannot be restored.

Remove Participant Response
{
    "success": true,
    "processed": [
        "[email protected]",
        "[email protected]"
    ],
    "failed": []
}
Leave group Response
{
    "success": true
}

If you are a group member

  1. Get a group ID

  2. Leave the group

  3. Delete the chat (optional, if you want it removed from your device)

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This only affects your account. The group will continue to exist for other members.

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