How to merge a sponsored stellar account with '0' XLM balance

Question

I create a sponsored account with '0' XLM balance. To remove it using the sponsoring account, I use the accountMerge operation, but the subsequent endSponsoringFutureReserves operation fails to access the merged account - preventing the whole transaction from running. If I create a sponsored account with '0.0002' XLM balance, I can merge it when it is the transaction's source. Can the merging be done by the sponsoring account instead? TIA

Answer 1

You can create a regular (non-sponsored) transaction with the account_merge operation and then wrap that transaction in a FeeBumpTransaction paid by any (e.g. the sponsoring) account.