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description: api/v1
---

# Deleting a wallet

Your wallet will be deleted from the local Hycon node. You may use this endpoint to delete a non-HD or HD wallet. If you have the same mnemonic and passphrase (optional), you will be able to recover the wallet using `/api/v1/recoverWallet` or `/api/v1/generateWallet`.

**Path Parameter**

| Parameter | Type   | Required | Description            |
| --------- | ------ | -------- | ---------------------- |
| `name`    | string | Yes      | The name of the wallet |

**Response - `200 OK, text/plain`**

`true` if wallet is deleted successfully; else `false`GET/api/v1/deleteWallet/{name}

**Example request**

```
$ curl -X GET http://localhost:2442/api/v1/deleteWallet/test \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json;charset=utf-8'
```

**Response (Success)**

```
true
```

**Response (Error)**

```
false
```
