---
title: "POST /v1/{+name}:wipe"
method: POST
path: "/v1/{+name}:wipe"
tags: ["devices"]
---

# POST /v1/{+name}:wipe

`POST /v1/{+name}:wipe`

Wipes the user's account on a device. Other data on the device that is not associated with the user's work account is not affected. For example, if a Gmail app is installed on a device that is used for personal and work purposes, and the user is logged in to the Gmail app with their personal account as well as their work account, wiping the "deviceUser" by their work administrator will not affect their personal account within Gmail or other apps such as Photos.

## Path parameters

- `name` string, required

## Request body

- GoogleAppsCloudidentityDevicesV1WipeDeviceUserRequest — Request message for starting an account wipe on device.
  - `customer` string — Optional. [Resource name](https://cloud.google.com/apis/design/resource_names) of the customer. If you're using this API for your own organization, use `customers/my_customer` If you're using this API to manage another organization, use `customers/{customer}`, where customer is the customer to whom the device belongs.

## Response `200`

Successful response

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