---
title: "Delete User"
method: DELETE
path: "/api/users/{username}"
tags: ["Users"]
---

# Delete User

`DELETE /api/users/{username}`

## Path parameters

- `username` string, required

## Response `200`

User deleted

- User
  - `username` string — Username of the user.
  - `scope` 'admin' | 'install' | 'update' | 'read'
  - `totp_enabled` boolean — Whether two-factor authentication is enabled/required using TOTP. Not available if Passkey is used.
  - `passkey` boolean — Whether this user authenticates using a Passkey.
  - `limited` boolean — In case the user was authenticated with a passwordless link, the scope of the API token used for generating that link is inherited to the user session. This flag is `true` if the user would have more permissions than currently given by the passwordless link.

## Changes

- **2025-03-06** `4dc3bf84edf7` — 3 info
  - the endpoint scheme security `CookieAuthentication` was added to the API
  - the endpoint scheme security `TokenAuthentication` was added to the API
  - added the optional property `limited` to the response with the `200` status
- **2025-01-29** `b0fe14acdeaf` — 1 info
  - added the optional property `passkey` to the response with the `200` status
- **2024-11-07** `0caa21a70faf` — 1 info
  - added the optional property `totp_enabled` to the response with the `200` status
- **2024-11-06** `e06d9f9dee25` — 1 warning, 1 info
  - removed the optional property `roles` from the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `scope` to the response with the `200` status
- **2024-11-02** `f68de1bd16a3` — 1 info
  - added the optional property `roles` to the response with the `200` status

[Full history](https://skmtc.dev/contao/apis/contao-manager-api/changes/api/users/:username/delete.md)

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