Delete payment channel
Payment Channels
Delete Payment Channel
Remove a payment channel from your account.
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Delete payment channel
Remove a channel you no longer need. Active transactions block deletion.
Deletion constraints
A channel cannot be deleted if it has linked transactions or customers. Attempting to delete it returns409 CHANNEL_IN_USE.
To safely remove a channel:
- Stop routing new requests to it (omit
channelIdin payment requests or switch to another channel) - Wait for all active transactions to reach terminal states
- Delete the channel once no active references remain