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DELETE
/
users
/
{user_id}
cURL
curl -i -X DELETE "https://api.box.com/2.0/users/12345" \
     -H "authorization: Bearer <ACCESS_TOKEN>"
{
  "type": "error",
  "status": 400,
  "code": "item_name_invalid",
  "message": "Method Not Allowed",
  "context_info": {
    "message": "Something went wrong"
  },
  "help_url": "https://developer.box.com/guides/api-calls/permissions-and-errors/common-errors/",
  "request_id": "abcdef123456"
}

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This endpoint is in the version 2024.0. No changes are required to continue using it. For more details, see Box API versioning.Learn more about Box SDK versioning strategy.

Authorizations

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Authorization
string
header
required

The access token received from the authorization server in the OAuth 2.0 flow.

Path Parameters

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user_id
string
required

The ID of the user.

Query Parameters

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notify
boolean

Whether the user will receive email notification of the deletion.

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force
boolean

Specifies whether to delete the user even if they still own files.

Response

Removes the user and returns an empty response.