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# Delete an account

A transaction that deletes an existing account from the Hedera network. Before deleting an account, the existing HBAR must be transferred to another account. Submitting a transaction to delete an account without assigning a beneficiary via `setTransferAccountId()` will result in a `ACCOUNT_ID_DOES_NOT_EXIST` error. Transfers cannot be made into a deleted account. A record of the deleted account will remain in the ledger until it expires. The expiration of a deleted account can be extended. The account that is being deleted is required to sign the transaction.

<Info>
  **Note**: The `setTransferAccountId()` method is required, regardless of whether the account has a zero balance.
</Info>

**Transaction Fees**

* Please see the transaction and query [fees](/learn/networks/mainnet/fees#transaction-and-query-fees) table for the base transaction fee.
* Please use the [Hedera fee estimator](https://hedera.com/fees) to estimate your transaction fee cost.

**Transaction Signing Requirements**

* The account that is being deleted is required to sign the transaction.

### Methods

<table><thead><tr><th>Method</th><th>Type</th><th>Description</th><th>Requirement</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>setAccountId(\<accountId>)</code></td><td>AccountId</td><td>The ID of the account to delete.</td><td>Required</td></tr><tr><td><code>setTransferAccountId(\<transferAccountId>)</code></td><td>AccountId</td><td>The ID of the account to transfer the remaining funds to.</td><td>Required</td></tr></tbody></table>

<CodeGroup>
  ```java Java theme={null}
  //Create the transaction to delete an account
  AccountDeleteTransaction transaction = new AccountDeleteTransaction()
      .setAccountId(accountId)
      .setTransferAccountId(OPERATOR_ID);

  //Freeze the transaction for signing, sign with the private key of the account that will be deleted, sign with the operator key and submit to a Hedera network
  TransactionResponse  txResponse = transaction.freezeWith(client).sign(newKey).execute(client);

  //Request the receipt of the transaction
  TransactionReceipt receipt = txResponse.getReceipt(client);

  //Get the transaction consensus status
  Status transactionStatus = receipt.status;

  System.out.println("The transaction consensus status is " +transactionStatus);
  ```

  ```javascript JavaScript theme={null}
  //Create the transaction to delete an account
  const transaction = await new AccountDeleteTransaction()
      .setAccountId(accountId)
      .setTransferAccountId(OPERATOR_ID)
      .freezeWith(client);

  //Sign the transaction with the account key
  const signTx = await transaction.sign(accountKey);

  //Sign with the client operator private key and submit to a Hedera network
  const txResponse = await signTx.execute(client);

  //Request the receipt of the transaction
  const receipt = await txResponse.getReceipt(client);

  //Get the transaction consensus status
  const transactionStatus = receipt.status;

  console.log("The transaction consensus status is " +transactionStatus);

  //2.0.5
  ```

  ```java Go theme={null}
  //Create the transaction to delete an account, freeze the transaction for signing
  transaction, err := hedera.NewAccountDeleteTransaction().
          SetAccountID(newAccountID).
          SetTransferAccountID(operatorAccountID).
          FreezeWith(client)
  if err != nil {
      panic(err)
  }

  //Sign with the private key of the account that will be deleted, sign with the operator key and submit to a Hedera network
  txResponse, err := transaction.Sign(accountKey).Execute(client)
  if err != nil {
      panic(err)
  }

  //Request the receipt of the transaction
  receipt, err := txResponse.GetReceipt(client)
  if err != nil {
      panic(err)
  }

  //Get the transaction consensus status
  transactionStatus := receipt.Status

  fmt.Printf("The transaction consensus status is %v\n", transactionStatus)

  //v2.0.0
  ```

  ```rust Rust theme={null}
  // Create the transaction to delete an account
  let transaction = AccountDeleteTransaction::new()
      .account_id(account_id)
      .transfer_account_id(operator_id);

  // Freeze the transaction for signing, sign with the private key of the account that will be deleted
  let tx_response = transaction
      .freeze_with(&client)?
      .sign(account_key)
      .execute(&client)
      .await?;

  // Request the receipt of the transaction
  let receipt = tx_response.get_receipt(&client).await?;

  // Get the transaction consensus status
  let status = receipt.status;

  println!("The transaction consensus status is {:?}", status);

  // v0.34.0
  ```
</CodeGroup>

## Get transaction values

<table><thead><tr><th>Method</th><th>Type</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>getAccountId(\<accountId>)</code></td><td>AccountId</td><td>The account to delete</td></tr><tr><td><code>getTransferAccountId(\<transferAccountId>)</code></td><td>AccountId</td><td>The account to transfer the remaining funds to</td></tr></tbody></table>

<CodeGroup>
  ```java Java theme={null}
  //Create the transaction to delete an account
  AccountDeleteTransaction transaction = new AccountDeleteTransaction()
      .setAccountId(newAccountId)
      .setTransferAccountId(OPERATOR_ID);

  //Get the account ID from the transaction
  AccountId transactionAccountId = transaction.getAccountId()

  System.out.println("The account to be deleted in this transaction is " +transactionAccountId)

  //v2.0.0
  ```

  ```java JavaScript theme={null}
  //Create the transaction to delete an account
  const transaction = new AccountDeleteTransaction()
      .setAccountId(newAccountId)
      .setTransferAccountId(OPERATOR_ID);

  //Get the account ID from the transaction
  const transactionAccountId = transaction.getAccountId()

  console.log("The account to be deleted in this transaction is " +transactionAccountId)
  ```

  ```java JavaScript theme={null}
  //Create the transaction to delete an account
  transaction, err := hedera.NewAccountDeleteTransaction().
          SetAccountID(newAccountID).
          SetTransferAccountID(operatorAccountID)

  //Get the account ID from the transaction
  transactionAccountId := transaction.GetAccountID()

  //v2.0.0
  ```
</CodeGroup>