---
title: "Remove your profile photo"
description: "Removes the profile photo and deletes the stored image."
url: "https://openemail.uk/docs/api/account/photo-remove"
area: "API"
category: "Your account"
---

# Remove your profile photo

Removes the profile photo and deletes the stored image.

`DELETE /account/photo`

## DELETE /account/photo

Removes the profile photo and deletes the stored image.

## Example

Needs `account:write`. The app shows the initials of the person again. Removing it when there is none changes nothing.

**curl**

```
curl -X DELETE "$OE/account/photo" -H "$AUTH"
```

**Response**

```
{ "object": "account_photo", "url": null }
```

## Reference

- [`DELETE /account/photo`](https://openemail.uk/docs/api/reference/your-account#delete-account-photo): full reference