DELETE /users/{id} Bearer

Delete User

Permanently delete a user account and all associated data from the system via authenticated DELETE request

Overview

Permanently deletes a user from the system. This action cannot be undone.

Authorization

Note

This is a destructive operation that requires authentication. Use with caution.

Path Parameters

id required

integer

The unique identifier of the user to delete

Response

Returns an empty object on successful deletion.

Error Responses

Status	Description
`401`	Unauthorized - missing or invalid authentication
`404`	User not found

Usage Notes

Verify User Exists

Before deleting, you may want to verify the user exists using the GET endpoint.

Handle Dependencies

Ensure any posts or comments associated with this user are handled appropriately.

Confirm Deletion

This operation is irreversible. Consider implementing a confirmation step in your UI.

curl -X DELETE "https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/users/1" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <token>"

const response = await fetch("https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/users/1", {
  method: "DELETE",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>"
  }
});

console.log(response.status); // 200

import requests

response = requests.delete(
    "https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/users/1",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer <token>"}
)
print(response.status_code)

{}

{
  "error": "User not found"
}

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Request

curl -X DELETE "https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/users/{id}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <token>"

const response = await fetch("https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/users/{id}", {
  method: "DELETE",
  headers: {
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>"
},
});

const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

import requests

response = requests.delete(
    "https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/users/{id}",
    headers={'Content-Type':'application/json','Authorization':'Bearer <token>'},
)

print(response.json())

package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "net/http"
    "io"
)

func main() {
    req, _ := http.NewRequest("DELETE", "https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/users/{id}", nil)
    req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
    req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")

    client := &http.Client{}
    resp, _ := client.Do(req)
    defer resp.Body.Close()

    body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
    fmt.Println(string(body))
}

Response
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