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

# Remove spam role from a User

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

This endpoint allows the client to remove the spam role for a user.

          The user associated with the API key must have any 'admin' or 'moderator' role.

          This specified user will be restored to 'general' status. Users are not notified
          of removing their spam role in the UI, so if you want them to know about this, you must
          notify them.

## Path parameters

- `id` integer, required

## Response `204`

Successfully removed the spam role from a user

## Other responses

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

## Changes

- **2026-07-13** (v1) `7db6ba099285` — 2 breaking
  - removed the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `401`
  - removed the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `404`
- **2026-05-28** (v1) `6550ad7be94f` — 2 info
  - added the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `401`
  - added the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `404`
- **2026-03-03** (v1) `c9e7662755c2` — 2 breaking
  - removed the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `401`
  - removed the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `404`
- **2023-12-18** (v1) `1c81594090c0` — 2 info
  - added the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `401`
  - added the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `404`
- **2023-12-12** (v1) `3ab0f1109fb2` — 1 info
  - endpoint added

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

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