---
title: "Delete a user given its identifier"
method: DELETE
path: "/users/{user}/"
tags: ["users"]
---

# Delete a user given its identifier

`DELETE /users/{user}/`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://dados.gov.pt/api/1`
- URL: `https://dados.gov.pt/api/1/users/{user}/`
- Auth: none declared

## Query parameters

- `send_legal_notice` boolean
- `no_mail` boolean
- `delete_comments` boolean

## Response `204`

Object deleted

## Other responses

- `403`: When trying to delete yourself
- `404`: User not found
- `410`: User is not active or has been deleted

## Changes

- **2026-09-11** `1175d034be00`: 1 info
  - added the new optional `query` request parameter `send_legal_notice`
- **2025-06-12** `7e14e0c246b4`: 1 info
  - added the new optional `query` request parameter `delete_comments`
- **2025-02-18** `8a6c4a5665e6`: 1 info
  - added the new optional `query` request parameter `no_mail`

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/dados/apis/udata-api/changes/users/:user/delete.md)

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