---
title: "Delete a user from an instance"
method: DELETE
path: "/gdc/datawarehouse/instances/{instanceId}/users/{userId}"
tags: ["datawarehouse"]
---

# Delete a user from an instance

`DELETE /gdc/datawarehouse/instances/{instanceId}/users/{userId}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://secure.gooddata.com`
- URL: `https://secure.gooddata.com/gdc/datawarehouse/instances/{instanceId}/users/{userId}`
- Auth: none declared

You must be an [admin](https://help.gooddata.com/display/doc/Data+Warehouse+User+Roles) to perform this procedure.<br/> Poll the returned URI to check the status of user deletion.

## Response `202`

Remove user task has been created

- NewAsyncTask: New taskman async task used in all new API resources. It contains `links` element in plural which complies with our API rules.
  - `asyncTask` object, required
    - `links` AsyncTaskPollLink, required
      - `poll` string, uri, required: URI of the polling resource

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad request (Invalid data in the request)
- `403`: User doesn't have rights to delete users
- `404`: Either the instance or the user has not been found

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