---
title: "Deactivate a user"
method: DELETE
path: "/users/{id}/activation"
tags: ["users"]
---

# Deactivate a user

`DELETE /users/{id}/activation`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.smartrecruiters.com/user-api/v201804`
- URL: `https://api.smartrecruiters.com/user-api/v201804/users/{id}/activation`
- Auth: one of:
  - API key in header `x-smarttoken`
  - OAuth 2
    - Authorization code: `https://www.smartrecruiters.com/identity/oauth/allow`
    - Token URL: `https://api.smartrecruiters.com/identity/oauth/token` scopes: `users_manage`

## Response `204`

User successfully deactivated

## Other responses

- `403`: with code * **PERMISSION_DENIED** when user is not permitted to manage users
- `404`: User not found

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/smartrecruiters/apis/users-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/smartrecruiters/apis/users-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/smartrecruiters/apis/users-api/revisions/22cf1eb7cae7?raw)