> ## Documentation Index
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# Delete a User

> Delete a user by ID or name, with soft/hard delete options

# Delete a User

Delete a user by ID or fully qualified name. Supports soft delete (default), hard delete, and restore operations.

## Delete by ID

<ParamField path="id" type="string" required>
  UUID of the user to delete.
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="recursive" type="boolean" default="false">
  Recursively delete child entities.
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="hardDelete" type="boolean" default="false">
  Permanently delete the user. If `false`, the user is soft-deleted and can be restored.
</ParamField>

## Delete by Name

Use `DELETE /v1/users/name/{fqn}` to delete by fully qualified name.

<ParamField path="fqn" type="string" required>
  Fully qualified name of the user (e.g., `aaron_johnson0`).
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="recursive" type="boolean" default="false">
  Recursively delete child entities.
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="hardDelete" type="boolean" default="false">
  Permanently delete the user.
</ParamField>

## Restore a Soft-Deleted User

Use `PUT /v1/users/restore` to restore a soft-deleted user.

<ParamField body="id" type="string" required>
  UUID of the soft-deleted user to restore.
</ParamField>

<RequestExample dropdown>
  ```python DELETE /v1/users/{id} theme={null}
  from metadata.sdk import configure
  from metadata.sdk.entities import Users

  configure(
      host="https://your-company.open-metadata.org/api",
      jwt_token="your-jwt-token"
  )

  # Soft delete by ID
  Users.delete("77655e6e-ad33-49da-bbca-db4ba4d4e2cd")

  # Hard delete
  Users.delete(
      "77655e6e-ad33-49da-bbca-db4ba4d4e2cd",
      hard_delete=True
  )

  # Delete by name
  Users.delete_by_name("aaron_johnson0")

  # Delete by name with options
  Users.delete_by_name(
      "aaron_johnson0",
      hard_delete=True
  )

  # Restore a soft-deleted user
  Users.restore("77655e6e-ad33-49da-bbca-db4ba4d4e2cd")
  ```

  ```java DELETE /v1/users/{id} theme={null}
  import static org.openmetadata.sdk.fluent.Users.*;

  // Soft delete
  Users.delete("77655e6e-ad33-49da-bbca-db4ba4d4e2cd").execute();

  // Hard delete
  Users.delete("77655e6e-ad33-49da-bbca-db4ba4d4e2cd")
      .hardDelete()
      .execute();

  // Delete by name
  Users.deleteByName("aaron_johnson0")
      .execute();

  // Restore
  Users.restore("77655e6e-ad33-49da-bbca-db4ba4d4e2cd");
  ```

  ```bash DELETE /v1/users/{id} theme={null}
  # Soft delete by ID
  curl -X DELETE "{base_url}/api/v1/users/77655e6e-ad33-49da-bbca-db4ba4d4e2cd" \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}"

  # Hard delete
  curl -X DELETE "{base_url}/api/v1/users/77655e6e-ad33-49da-bbca-db4ba4d4e2cd?hardDelete=true" \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}"

  # Delete by name
  curl -X DELETE "{base_url}/api/v1/users/name/aaron_johnson0" \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}"

  # Restore soft-deleted user
  curl -X PUT "{base_url}/api/v1/users/restore" \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d '{"id": "77655e6e-ad33-49da-bbca-db4ba4d4e2cd"}'
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json Response (Soft Delete) theme={null}
  {
    "id": "77655e6e-ad33-49da-bbca-db4ba4d4e2cd",
    "name": "aaron_johnson0",
    "fullyQualifiedName": "aaron_johnson0",
    "displayName": "Aaron Johnson",
    "version": 0.2,
    "updatedAt": 1769982624214,
    "updatedBy": "admin",
    "email": "aaron_johnson0@gmail.com",
    "isBot": false,
    "isAdmin": false,
    "allowImpersonation": false,
    "teams": [
      {
        "id": "7a2b921b-f623-4eb5-9736-649788ad842c",
        "type": "team",
        "name": "Sales",
        "fullyQualifiedName": "Sales"
      }
    ],
    "deleted": true,
    "roles": [
      {
        "id": "761c2bb2-0b77-4bc5-9af9-cf89536d6a12",
        "type": "role",
        "name": "DataSteward",
        "fullyQualifiedName": "DataSteward"
      }
    ],
    "domains": []
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>

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## Returns

Soft delete returns the user object with `deleted: true`. Hard delete returns no content (204). Restore returns the restored user object.

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## Error Handling

| Code  | Error Type     | Description                               |
| ----- | -------------- | ----------------------------------------- |
| `401` | `UNAUTHORIZED` | Invalid or missing authentication token   |
| `403` | `FORBIDDEN`    | User lacks permission to delete this user |
| `404` | `NOT_FOUND`    | User with given ID or FQN does not exist  |