---
title: "Delete User"
method: DELETE
path: "/admin/users/{user_id}"
tags: ["admin"]
---

# Delete User

`DELETE /admin/users/{user_id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.claimkit.co` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://api.claimkit.co/admin/users/{user_id}`
- Auth: none declared

Hard-delete a user. Cascades to claims they own, OAuth integrations,
workspace memberships, and sessions via DB-level ON DELETE rules. Audit
log authorship is preserved via SET NULL. Self-deletion is blocked; if
the target is an admin, at least one other active admin must remain.

## Path parameters

- `user_id` integer, required

## Response `204`

Successful Response

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

---

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