---
title: "Delete user"
method: DELETE
path: "/rest/api/3/user"
tags: ["Users"]
---

# Delete user

`DELETE /rest/api/3/user`

Deletes a user. If the operation completes successfully then the user is removed from Jira's user base. This operation does not delete the user's Atlassian account.

**[Permissions](#permissions) required:** Site administration (that is, membership of the *site-admin* [group](https://confluence.atlassian.com/x/24xjL)).

## Query parameters

- `accountId` string, required
- `username` string
- `key` string

## Response `204`

Returned if the request is successful.

## Other responses

- `400` — Returned if the user cannot be removed.
- `401` — Returned if the authentication credentials are incorrect or missing.
- `403` — Returned if the user does not have the necessary permission.
- `404` — Returned if the user is not found.

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[API](https://skmtc.net/atlassian/apis/the-jira-cloud-platform-rest-api-2.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/atlassian/apis/the-jira-cloud-platform-rest-api-2/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/atlassian/the-jira-cloud-platform-rest-api-2/versions/ec7f275dfee5/schema)