---
title: "Remove base_subscriber role from a User"
method: DELETE
path: "/api/users/{id}/base_subscriber"
tags: ["users"]
---

# Remove base_subscriber role from a User

`DELETE /api/users/{id}/base_subscriber`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://dev.to`
- URL: `https://dev.to/api/users/{id}/base_subscriber`
- Auth: one of:
  - API key in header `api-key`
  - HTTP bearer

Remove the base_subscriber role from a user. Other roles are not changed. Requires an admin role or the `super_moderator` role.

## Path parameters

- `id` integer, required

## Response `204`

Successfully removed the base_subscriber role from a user

## Other responses

- `401`: Unauthorized
- `404`: Unknown User ID

## Changes

- **2026-10-22** (v1) `65d1431d8ac2`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/forem/apis/forem-api-v1/changes/api/users/:id/base_subscriber/delete.md)

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