#Rosco-delete-connect-accounts
gentle marlin
You're trying to delete the account?
slow plaza
correct.
i was running it as a test and want to delete or remove it
stripe support said I do this via api, and i don't really know what that means
that's the delete key I was shown
gentle marlin
Please make sure you don't post your API key.
I would recommend not using the API if you're not a programmer. If you want to delete all test data, you can do this via the Dashboard, but I'm afraid you can only delete 1 account at a time via the API.
If you're certain you need to delete the 1 account via the API, can you please provide a request ID for the requests you're making to try and delete the account?
Here's how you can find a request ID: https://support.stripe.com/questions/finding-the-id-for-an-api-request
slow plaza
hmm. I guess i'm stuck trying to initiate the action to produce the request ID
copper marsh
Hello! To clarify, what is your goal? You're trying to delete a connected account? Is this in test mode?
slow plaza
My goal is to delete or remove a connect express account in live mode.
copper marsh
This is the API you would use to do that: https://stripe.com/docs/api/accounts/delete
Deleting an account has nothing to do with metadata though; can you clarify the metadata piece?
slow plaza
i'm not sure how to answer that.
I am planning to run a marketplace with several stripe connect accounts. the express option costs $2 per month to operate, and so i am hoping to remove clients that no longer want to work on the marketplace so I am not paying for inactive accounts
but I am now running into an issue with not being able to remove connect express accounts once they are linked.
Maybe the solution is just to have everyone on a standard account that can easily be added and removed?
as you can probably tell i am not a programmer
copper marsh
Express accounts cost $2/month only for active accounts (meaning a month in which a Payout is sent to the Express account's external account). You do not need to delete the accounts to avoid getting charged when they're not active: https://stripe.com/connect/pricing
slow plaza
alright. I will just plan to leave all connect accounts up in the dashboard then.
copper marsh
Sounds good. Deleting the accounts is not recommended, as it's non-trivial to have the same people go through onboarding again later.