---
title: "Remove Items from a User"
method: POST
path: "/user/items/remove"
tags: ["plaid"]
---

# Remove Items from a User

`POST /user/items/remove`

This endpoint is used to delete Items for a given User. Either a `user_id` or `user_token` must be provided. If any of the Items are not associated with the provided User, an error will be returned, and no Items will be deleted.
This is equivalent to calling `/item/remove` on each Item, but this endpoint supports User-based use cases (CRA) where `/item/remove` is not supported. To obtain a list of Items associated with a User, call `/user/items/get`. After an Item is deleted, it will no longer appear in `/user/items/get`. Item deletion via `/user/items/remove` will permanently and irreversibly delete the Item; to re-create the Item, send the User back through the Link flow.
This endpoint is not intended to remove all data for a User, as it will only remove items and no other data for the User. In the case of a user deleting their account with your product, call `/user/products/terminate` to stop billing for unneeded services. For a user initiated data deletion request, see the [Consumer Service Center](https://plaid.com/check/consumer-service-center/) to revoke access to data.

## Request body

- UserItemsRemoveRequest — UserItemsRemoveRequest defines the request schema for `/user/items/remove`
  - `client_id` string — Your Plaid API `client_id`. The `client_id` is required and may be provided either in the `PLAID-CLIENT-ID` header or as part of a request body.
  - `secret` string — Your Plaid API `secret`. The `secret` is required and may be provided either in the `PLAID-SECRET` header or as part of a request body.
  - `user_token` string — The user token associated with the User data is being requested for. This field is used only by customers with pre-existing integrations that already use the `user_token` field. All other customers should use the `user_id` instead. For more details, see [New User APIs](https://plaid.com/docs/api/users/user-apis).
  - `user_id` string — A unique user identifier, created by `/user/create`. Integrations that began using `/user/create` after December 10, 2025 use this field to identify a user instead of the `user_token`. For more details, see [new user APIs](https://plaid.com/docs/api/users/user-apis).
  - `item_ids` ItemId[], required — An array of `item_id`s to be deleted. All Items for removal must be currently associated with the provided `user_id` or `user_token`. Otherwise, the entire operation will error and no Items will be deleted.

## Response `200`

OK

- UserItemsRemoveResponse — UserItemsRemoveResponse defines the response schema for `/user/items/remove`
  - `request_id` string, required — A unique identifier for the request, which can be used for troubleshooting. This identifier, like all Plaid identifiers, is case sensitive.

## Other responses

- `default` — Error response

## Changes

- **2026-01-26** `8addecd0b74a` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2024-02-21** `5de70cc1e6ca` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/plaid/apis/the-plaid-api/changes/user/items/remove/post.md)

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