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

# Delete a user

`DELETE /users/{userId}`

Deletes a user by their ID.

## Path parameters

- `userId` string, required

## Response `200`

User deleted successfully

- SuccessResponseSchema
  - `status` string
  - `status_code` integer — The HTTP status code. Usually 200 , 201, 204 etc
  - `message` string — A basic message describing a request was processed successfully. example: "Successfully"

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `401` — Authentication error
- `404` — User not found
- `500` — Server error

---

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