# Delete Account (JavaScript) JavaScript sample code showing how to delete an account from the XRP Ledger. ## Setup ```sh npm i ``` ## Usage If you run the script by default, it gets an account from the faucet and outputs the details to the console. Example: ```sh $ node delete-account.js Got new account from faucet: Address: rsuTU7xBF1u8jxKMw5UHvbKkLmvix7zQoe Seed: sEdTpxrbDhe6M4YeHanSbCySFCZYrCk Edit the .env file to add this seed, then wait until the account can be deleted. Account is too new to be deleted. Account sequence + 255: 15226794 Validated ledger index: 15226538 (Sequence + 255 must be less than or equal to the ledger index) Estimate: 15 minutes until account can be deleted OK: Account owner count (0) is low enough. OK: Account balance (100000000 drops) is high enough. A total of 1 problem(s) prevent the account from being deleted. ``` Edit the `.env` file to add the seed of the account to delete. For example: ```ini # Replace the seed with the seed of the account to delete. ACCOUNT_SEED=sEdTpxrbDhe6M4YeHanSbCySFCZYrCk # Change to secp256k1 if you generated the seed with that algorithm ACCOUNT_ALGORITHM=ed25519 ``` Then run the script again: ```sh node delete-account.js ```