> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.kodelabs.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Delete a user

> Permanently deletes a user from your organization.

> [!WARNING]
>
> Deleting a user is permanent and cannot be undone. The user is removed from your organization, and the user's app access goes with it. KODE does not unassign the user's apps first, so the delete succeeds even while an app assignment is still being set up.

> [!NOTE]
>
> If you create a user again with the same email address, the new user gets the same `_id` as the deleted one.

> [!NOTE]
>
> To remove a person's access without deleting the user, use [Update the status of a user](https://docs.kodelabs.com/products/kode-api/api-reference/users/update-the-status-of-a-user.md) to deactivate the user, or [Remove app access from a user](https://docs.kodelabs.com/products/kode-api/api-reference/users/remove-app-access-from-a-user.md).


## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi/kode-api.yaml delete /api/v1/users/{userId}
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: KODE API
  version: 1.0.0
  summary: Programmatic access to KODE OS resources and operations.
  description: >
    Use the KODE API to work with buildings, data sources, connectors, devices,
    points, virtual devices,

    timeseries data, schedules, the ontology, templating, mass writes, spaces,
    space assignments, tenants, meters, users, actions,

    and AssetOps work orders.
  license:
    name: Proprietary
    identifier: LicenseRef-Proprietary
servers:
  - url: https://api.kodelabs.com/kodeos
    description: KODE API
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Authentication
    description: OAuth 2.0 discovery, token, and revocation endpoints.
  - name: Buildings
    description: Buildings and their areas.
  - name: Data sources
    description: Data sources connected to a building.
  - name: Devices
    description: Devices and their points.
  - name: Points
    description: Point queries and point writes.
  - name: Timeseries
    description: Current and historical point values.
  - name: Actions
    description: Actions exposed by building data sources.
  - name: Work orders
    description: AssetOps work orders, lookups, comments, and attachments.
  - name: Connectors
    description: KODE API connectors and the devices and points ingested through them.
  - name: Schedules
    description: Schedules discovered on building data sources.
  - name: Templating
    description: Apply ontology templates to groups of points.
  - name: Virtual devices
    description: Virtual devices that group points from other devices.
  - name: Ontology
    description: Canonical types, fields, units, and connections of the KODE ontology.
  - name: Users
    description: Users of the organization and their app access.
  - name: Mass write
    description: Write values to many points across buildings, and follow each run.
  - name: Spaces
    description: Levels and space units of a building, and the meters located in them.
  - name: Space assignments
    description: Assign tenants to leasable spaces of a building for a period.
  - name: Tenants
    description: Tenants of a building, the people or companies that lease its spaces.
  - name: Meters
    description: >-
      Meters of a building, their space assignments, parent and child links, and
      readings.
paths:
  /api/v1/users/{userId}:
    delete:
      tags:
        - Users
      summary: Delete a user
      description: Permanently deletes a user from your organization.
      operationId: deleteUser
      parameters:
        - name: userId
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
          description: Identifier of the user to delete.
      responses:
        '204':
          description: The user was deleted. The response has no body.
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          description: >-
            No user with this `userId` exists in your organization. A second
            delete of the same user also returns this.
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/TooManyRequests'
components:
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: The access token is missing, invalid, or expired. Request a new token.
    Forbidden:
      description: The service account lacks permission for this building or operation.
    TooManyRequests:
      description: >-
        A rate-limit window is exhausted. Wait, then retry with increasing
        delays.
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
      description: >
        Paste an access token from [Create an access
        token](/products/kode-api/api-reference/authentication/create-an-access-token).
        Tokens expire, so request a new one if you receive `401`.

````

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