---
title: "Delete a user"
method: DELETE
path: "/v3/users/{user_id}"
tags: ["User"]
---

# Delete a user

`DELETE /v3/users/{user_id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api-APP_ID.sendbird.com`
- URL: `https://api-APP_ID.sendbird.com/v3/users/{user_id}`
- Auth: none declared

## Delete a user

You can delete a user from your Sendbird application using this API.

> **Note**: This API deletes user data and metadata, except for their messages. If you wish to delete user data including their messages, use the [GDPR request](https://sendbird.com/docs/chat/platform-api/v3/privacy/privacy-overview). 
  

[https://sendbird.com/docs/chat/platform-api/v3/user/managing-users/delete-a-user#1-delete-a-user](https://sendbird.com/docs/chat/platform-api/v3/user/managing-users/delete-a-user#1-delete-a-user)

## Path parameters

- `user_id` string, required

## Headers

- `api-token` string

## Response `200`

Successful response

- EmptyObjectResponse

## Changes

- **2025-07-27** `7a85bad03e90`: 1 warning, 2 info
  - deleted the `header` request parameter `Api-Token`
  - api operation id `deleteUserById` removed and replaced with `deleteAUser`
  - added the new optional `header` request parameter `api-token`
- **2023-11-10** `135d8b0705d4`: 1 info
  - the `header` request parameter `Api-Token` became optional
- **2022-05-03** `5299c01f7f16`: 1 info
  - added the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `200`
- **2022-02-16** `c42164095c7c`: 1 breaking
  - the `header` request parameter `Api-Token` became required

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/sendbird/apis/sendbird-platform-sdk/changes/v3/users/:user_id/delete.md)

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