---
title: "Delete user property"
method: DELETE
path: "/rest/api/2/user/properties/{propertyKey}"
tags: ["User properties"]
---

# Delete user property

`DELETE /rest/api/2/user/properties/{propertyKey}`

Deletes a property from a user.

Note: This operation does not access the [user properties](https://confluence.atlassian.com/x/8YxjL) created and maintained in Jira.

**[Permissions](#permissions) required:**

 *  *Administer Jira* [global permission](https://confluence.atlassian.com/x/x4dKLg), to delete a property from any user.
 *  Access to Jira, to delete a property from the calling user's record.

## Path parameters

- `propertyKey` string, required

## Query parameters

- `accountId` string
- `userKey` string
- `username` string

## Response `204`

Returned if the user property is deleted.

## Other responses

- `400` — Returned if `accountId` is missing.
- `401` — Returned if the authentication credentials are incorrect or missing.
- `403` — Returned if the user does not have the necessary permission or is not accessing their user record.
- `404` — Returned if the user or the property is not found.

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[API](https://skmtc.net/atlassian/apis/the-jira-cloud-platform-rest-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/atlassian/apis/the-jira-cloud-platform-rest-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/atlassian/the-jira-cloud-platform-rest-api/versions/a26541c2f8bd/schema)