---
title: "Delete a user by ID"
method: DELETE
path: "/v1/users/{user_id}"
tags: ["users"]
---

# Delete a user by ID

`DELETE /v1/users/{user_id}`

Delete an existing user by their unique GlobalID.

## Path parameters

- `user_id` string, required — The GlobalID of the user (e.g. 'VXNlcjox').

## Response `204`

No content returned on successful deletion.

## Other responses

- `403` — Cannot delete the default admin or system user
- `404` — User not found.
- `422` — Unprocessable Entity

---

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