---
title: "Delete a user"
method: DELETE
path: "/admin/users/{username}"
tags: ["admin"]
---

# Delete a user

`DELETE /admin/users/{username}`

## Path parameters

- `username` string, required

## Query parameters

- `purge` boolean

## Response `204`

APIEmpty is an empty response

## Other responses

- `403` — APIForbiddenError is a forbidden error response
- `404` — APINotFound is a not found empty response
- `422` — APIValidationError is error format response related to input validation

---

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