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title: Delete a user
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# Delete a user

client.zeroTrust.access.users.delete(stringuserID, UserDeleteParams {account\_id } params, RequestOptionsoptions?): [UserDeleteResponse](<https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/typescript/resources/zero_trust#(resource)%20zero_trust.access.users%20%3E%20(model)%20user_delete_response%20%3E%20(schema)>)| null

DELETE/accounts/{account\_id}/access/users/{user\_id}

Deletes a specific user for an account. This will also revoke any active seats and tokens for the user.

##### Security

<details>

<summary>API Token</summary>



The preferred authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. <a href="https://developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/api/get-started/create-token/">Create a token</a>.

**Example:**<code>Authorization: Bearer Sn3lZJTBX6kkg7OdcBUAxOO963GEIyGQqnFTOFYY</code>

</details>

<details>

<summary>API Email + API Key</summary>



The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API, used in conjunction with a Global API key.

**Example:**<code>X-Auth-Email: user@example.com</code>

The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. When possible, use API tokens instead of Global API keys.

**Example:**<code>X-Auth-Key: 144c9defac04969c7bfad8efaa8ea194</code>

</details>

##### ParametersExpand Collapse

userID: string

UUID.

maxLength36

[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20zero_trust.access.users%20%3E%20(method)%20delete%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20user_id%20%3E%20(schema)>)

<details>

<summary>

params: UserDeleteParams {account\_id }

</summary>

account\_id: string

Identifier.

maxLength32

<a href="#(resource)%20zero_trust.access.users%20%3E%20(method)%20delete%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20account_id">Link to this property</a>

</details>

[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20zero_trust.access.users%20%3E%20(method)%20delete%20%3E%20(params)%20default>)

##### ReturnsExpand Collapse

UserDeleteResponse = unknown

[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20zero_trust.access.users%20%3E%20(model)%20user_delete_response%20%3E%20(schema)>)

### Delete a user

TypeScript

HTTPTypeScriptPythonGoTerraform

```
import Cloudflare from 'cloudflare';

const client = new Cloudflare({
  apiToken: process.env['CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN'], // This is the default and can be omitted
});

const user = await client.zeroTrust.access.users.delete('f174e90a-fafe-4643-bbbc-4a0ed4fc8415', {
  account_id: '023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353',
});

console.log(user);
```

200 example

```
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "messages": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "success": true,
  "result": {}
}
```

##### Returns Examples

200 example

```
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "messages": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "success": true,
  "result": {}
}
```