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Delete user

DELETE
/auth/users/{userId}
curl --request DELETE \
--url 'https://sylve.lan:8181/api/auth/users/1?removehome=false' \
--header 'Authorization: <Authorization>'

Delete a user by its positive database ID; PAM-backed users also lose their managed Unix account and associated integrations, but retain their home unless removal is explicitly requested

userId
required
integer

User ID

removehome
boolean

Remove the PAM user’s home directory after safety checks

User Deleted

Media typeapplication/json
object
data
object
id
integer
username
string
error
string
message
string
status
string
Examplegenerated
{
"data": {
"id": 1,
"username": "example"
},
"error": "example",
"message": "example",
"status": "example"
}

Bad Request

Media typeapplication/json
object
data
error
string
message
string
status
string
Examplegenerated
{
"data": "example",
"error": "example",
"message": "example",
"status": "example"
}

Unauthorized

Media typeapplication/json
object
data
error
string
message
string
status
string
Examplegenerated
{
"data": "example",
"error": "example",
"message": "example",
"status": "example"
}

Forbidden

Media typeapplication/json
object
data
error
string
message
string
status
string
Examplegenerated
{
"data": "example",
"error": "example",
"message": "example",
"status": "example"
}

Not Found

Media typeapplication/json
object
data
error
string
message
string
status
string
Examplegenerated
{
"data": "example",
"error": "example",
"message": "example",
"status": "example"
}

Conflict

Media typeapplication/json
object
data
error
string
message
string
status
string
Examplegenerated
{
"data": "example",
"error": "example",
"message": "example",
"status": "example"
}

Internal Server Error

Media typeapplication/json
object
data
error
string
message
string
status
string
Examplegenerated
{
"data": "example",
"error": "example",
"message": "example",
"status": "example"
}

Service Unavailable

Media typeapplication/json
object
data
error
string
message
string
status
string
Examplegenerated
{
"data": "example",
"error": "example",
"message": "example",
"status": "example"
}