Merchant API code sample to delete an account.

### Java

    // Copyright 2024 Google LLC
    //
    // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
    // you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
    // You may obtain a copy of the License at
    //
    //     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
    //
    // Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
    // distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
    // WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
    // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
    // limitations under the License.

    package shopping.merchant.samples.accounts.accounts.v1;
    import com.google.api.gax.core.FixedCredentialsProvider;
    import com.google.auth.oauth2.GoogleCredentials;
    import com.google.shopping.merchant.accounts.v1.AccountName;
    import com.google.shopping.merchant.accounts.v1.AccountsServiceClient;
    import com.google.shopping.merchant.accounts.v1.AccountsServiceSettings;
    import com.google.shopping.merchant.accounts.v1.DeleteAccountRequest;
    import shopping.merchant.samples.utils.Authenticator;
    import shopping.merchant.samples.utils.Config;

    /** This class demonstrates how to delete a given Merchant Center account. */
    public class DeleteAccountSample {

      // This method can delete a standalone, advanced account or sub-account. If you delete an advanced
      // account,
      // all sub-accounts will also be deleted.
      // Admin user access is required to execute this method.

      public static void deleteAccount(Config config, String accountId) throws Exception {

        // Obtains OAuth token based on the user's configuration.
        GoogleCredentials credential = new Authenticator().authenticate();

        // Creates service settings using the credentials retrieved above.
        AccountsServiceSettings accountsServiceSettings =
            AccountsServiceSettings.newBuilder()
                .setCredentialsProvider(FixedCredentialsProvider.create(credential))
                .build();

        // Creates account name to identify the account.
        String name =
            AccountName.newBuilder()
                .setAccount(accountId)
                .build()
                .toString();

        // Calls the API.
        try (AccountsServiceClient accountsServiceClient =
            AccountsServiceClient.create(accountsServiceSettings)) {
          DeleteAccountRequest request =
              DeleteAccountRequest.newBuilder()
                  .setName(name)
                  // Optional. If set to true, the account will be deleted even if it has offers or
                  // provides services to other accounts. Defaults to 'false'.
                  .setForce(true)
                  .build();

          System.out.println("Sending Delete Account request");
          accountsServiceClient.deleteAccount(request); // No response returned on success.
          System.out.println("Delete successful.");
        }
      }

      public static void deleteAccount(Config config) throws Exception {
        deleteAccount(config, config.getAccountId().toString());
      }

      public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        Config config = Config.load();
        deleteAccount(config);
      }
    }

### PHP

    <?php
    /**
     * Copyright 2025 Google LLC
     *
     * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
     * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
     * You may obtain a copy of the License at
     *
     *     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
     *
     * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
     * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
     * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
     * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
     * limitations under the License.
     */
    require_once __DIR__ . '/../../../../vendor/autoload.php';
    require_once __DIR__ . '/../../../Authentication/Authentication.php';
    require_once __DIR__ . '/../../../Authentication/Config.php';
    use Google\ApiCore\ApiException;
    use Google\Shopping\Merchant\Accounts\V1\Client\AccountsServiceClient;
    use Google\Shopping\Merchant\Accounts\V1\DeleteAccountRequest;


    /**
     * This class demonstrates how to delete a given Merchant Center account.
     */
    class DeleteAccount
    {
        private static function getParent(string $accountId): string
        {
            return sprintf("accounts/%s", $accountId);
        }

        // This method can delete a standalone, advanced account or sub-account.
        // If you delete an advanced account, all sub-accounts will also be deleted.
        // Admin user access is required to execute this method.
        public static function deleteAccount(array $config): void
        {
            // Gets the OAuth credentials to make the request.
            $credentials = Authentication::useServiceAccountOrTokenFile();

            // Creates options config containing credentials for the client to use.
            $options = ['credentials' => $credentials];

            // Creates a client.
            $accountsServiceClient = new AccountsServiceClient($options);


            // Gets the account ID from the config file.
            $accountId = $config['accountId'];

            // Creates account name to identify the account.
            $name = self::getParent($accountId);

            // Calls the API and catches and prints any network failures/errors.
            try {
                $request = new DeleteAccountRequest([
                    'name' => $name,
                    // Optional. If set to true, the account will be deleted even if it has offers or
                    // provides services to other accounts. Defaults to 'false'.
                    'force' => true,
                ]);

                print "Sending Delete Account request\n";
                $accountsServiceClient->deleteAccount($request); // No response returned on success.
                print "Delete successful.\n";
            } catch (ApiException $e) {
                print $e->getMessage();
            }
        }

        public function callSample(): void
        {
            $config = Config::generateConfig();
            self::deleteAccount($config);
        }
    }

    $sample = new DeleteAccount();
    $sample->callSample();

### Python

    # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
    # Copyright 2024 Google LLC
    #
    # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
    # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
    # You may obtain a copy of the License at
    #
    #     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
    #
    # Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
    # distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
    # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
    # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
    # limitations under the License.
    """A module to delete a specific Merchant Center account."""


    from examples.authentication import configuration
    from examples.authentication import generate_user_credentials
    from google.shopping.merchant_accounts_v1 import AccountsServiceClient
    from google.shopping.merchant_accounts_v1 import DeleteAccountRequest


    def get_parent(account_id):
      return f"accounts/{account_id}"


    def delete_account(account_id: str):
      """Deletes a given Merchant Center account."""

      # Get OAuth credentials.
      credentials = generate_user_credentials.main()

      # Create a client.
      client = AccountsServiceClient(credentials=credentials)

      # Create the account name.
      name = get_parent(account_id)

      # Create the request.
      request = DeleteAccountRequest(name=name, force=True)

      # Make the request and print the response.
      try:
        print("Sending Delete Account request")
        client.delete_account(request=request)
        print("Delete successful.")
      except RuntimeError as e:
        print(e)
        raise


    if __name__ == "__main__":
      _account_id = configuration.Configuration().read_merchant_info()
      delete_account(_account_id)