---
title: "Deactivate User"
method: POST
path: "/api/v1/users/{userId}/lifecycle/deactivate"
tags: ["User"]
---

# Deactivate User

`POST /api/v1/users/{userId}/lifecycle/deactivate`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://your-subdomain.okta.com`
- URL: `https://your-subdomain.okta.com/api/v1/users/{userId}/lifecycle/deactivate`
- Auth: API key in header `Authorization`

Deactivates a user. This operation can only be performed on users that do not have a `DEPROVISIONED` status. While the asynchronous operation (triggered by HTTP header `Prefer: respond-async`) is proceeding the user's `transitioningToStatus` property is `DEPROVISIONED`. The user's status is `DEPROVISIONED` when the deactivation process is complete.

## Path parameters

- `userId` string, required

## Query parameters

- `sendEmail` boolean

## Response `200`

OK

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