diff --git a/examples/contacts.py b/examples/contacts.py
index 0133608..a24036d 100644
--- a/examples/contacts.py
+++ b/examples/contacts.py
@@ -37,5 +37,9 @@
 contacts = resend.Contacts.list(audience_id=audience_id)
 print(contacts)
 
-rmed = resend.Contacts.remove(audience_id=audience_id, id=contact["id"])
+# remove by email
+rmed = resend.Contacts.remove(audience_id=audience_id, email="sw@example.com")
+
+# remove by id
+# rmed = resend.Contacts.remove(audience_id=audience_id, id=contact["id"])
 print(rmed)
diff --git a/resend/__init__.py b/resend/__init__.py
index b845d5d..a089ac0 100644
--- a/resend/__init__.py
+++ b/resend/__init__.py
@@ -26,5 +26,5 @@
     "Domains",
     "Batch",
     "Audiences",
-    "Contacts"
+    "Contacts",
 ]
diff --git a/resend/contacts.py b/resend/contacts.py
index 0e21dbc..3d74911 100644
--- a/resend/contacts.py
+++ b/resend/contacts.py
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ def get(cls, audience_id, id) -> Dict:
 
     @classmethod
     # https://resend.com/docs/api-reference/audiences/delete-audience
-    def remove(cls, audience_id, id) -> Dict:
-        path = f"/audiences/{id}/contacts/{id}"
+    def remove(cls, audience_id, id="", email="") -> Dict:
+        contact = email if id == "" else id
+        if contact == "":
+            raise ValueError("id or email must be provided")
+        path = f"/audiences/{audience_id}/contacts/{contact}"
         return request.Request(path=path, params={}, verb="delete").perform()
diff --git a/resend/version.py b/resend/version.py
index b4d055e..ba0894a 100644
--- a/resend/version.py
+++ b/resend/version.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = "0.7.0"
+__version__ = "0.7.1"
 
 
 def get_version():
diff --git a/tests/contacts_test.py b/tests/contacts_test.py
index 0a4b3b4..18bd001 100644
--- a/tests/contacts_test.py
+++ b/tests/contacts_test.py
@@ -131,6 +131,16 @@ def mock_json():
 
         patcher.stop()
 
+    def test_contacts_remove(self):
+        resend.api_key = "re_123"
+
+        with self.assertRaises(ValueError) as context:
+            resend.Contacts.remove(
+                audience_id="48c269ed-9873-4d60-bdd9-cd7e6fc0b9b8",
+            )
+
+        self.assertEqual("id or email must be provided", str(context.exception))
+
     def test_contacts_list(self):
         resend.api_key = "re_123"