---
title: "Merge user into another (Admin)"
method: POST
path: "/api/admin/users/{id}/merge"
tags: ["users", "admin"]
---

# Merge user into another (Admin)

`POST /api/admin/users/{id}/merge`

Merge a duplicate user account into a target main account.

### Account Merging Behavior:
- Transfers all comments, articles, reactions, and follows to the target user (`merge_user_id`).
- Deletes/destroys the source user account once the merge completes successfully.
- High risk! Action is permanent and irreversible.
- Requires Super Admin credentials.

## Path parameters

- `id` integer, required

## Request body

- object
  - `merge_user_id` integer, required

## Response `200`

successful

## Changes

> 59 revisions in range; 8 could not be searched.

- **2026-07-13** (v1) `189b62b952ea` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2026-07-13** (v1) `7db6ba099285` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2023-01-10** (v1) `754f8b25f815` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/forem/apis/forem-api-v1/changes/api/admin/users/:id/merge/post.md)

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