---
title: "Delete User Account"
method: POST
path: "/v1/delete_user_account"
tags: ["users"]
---

# Delete User Account

`POST /v1/delete_user_account`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.pioneer.ai` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://api.pioneer.ai/v1/delete_user_account`
- Auth: one of:
  - API key in header `X-API-Key`
  - HTTP bearer
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/pioneer/apis/brain-api/docs/v1/delete_user_account/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Delete the caller's account.

Args:
    auth: Authenticated caller.
    service: User service.
    request: Optional feedback and ownership transfers.

Returns:
    Deletion confirmation.

Raises:
    HTTPException: If deletion is blocked or fails.

## Request body

- DeleteAccountRequest: Request for account deletion with optional feedback and ownership transfers. Combines cancellation feedback with team ownership transfers so the entire delete-account flow is a single atomic request. Attributes: reason: Selected cancellation reason (e.g. 'Pricing'). feedback_text: Free-form feedback from the user. ownership_transfers: Mapping of team_id to new_owner_id for teams the user owns that still have other members.
  - `reason` string, nullable
  - `feedback_text` string, nullable
  - `ownership_transfers` object, nullable

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- DeleteUserResponse: Response for user deletion.
  - `status` string, required
  - `message` string, required
  - `code` integer, nullable

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

## Changes

- **2026-09-24** `0e5e86e2bae5`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/pioneer/apis/brain-api/changes/v1/delete_user_account/post.md)

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