# Permanently remove a user from the organization

Permanently deletes a user account identified by the login ID from the organization. All active sessions are terminated immediately upon deletion.

## Endpoint

`DELETE /dcapi/users-cloud/{userId}`

## Request URL

`https://`[*{serverurl}*](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/oauth-authentication-endpoint-domain.html)`/dcapi/users-cloud/{userId}`

## Scope

`DesktopCentralCloud.Admin.DELETE`

### Header

`Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

## Request Parameters

### Request Headers

- **accept** `string` **Mandatory**: `application/userDeletion.v1+json`

  Specifies the request payload format. Set to application/userDeletion.v1+json to get the response format after user data deletion in JSON format.

### Path Parameters

- **userId** `string` **Mandatory**

  Unique user identifier. To get user id click here. [Get User Id](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/users-public-delete-user.html?UsersPublic_getUserMeta)

## Sample Request

### Curl

```curl
curl --request DELETE \
  --url https://appdomains/dcapi/users-cloud/{userId} \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52' \
  --header 'accept: application/userDeletion.v1+json'
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 200

#### Response Body — application/json

`JSON Object`

- **statusMsg** `string`

  Confirmation message indicating successful user deletion.

### Sample Response: HTTP 200

```json
{
  "statusMsg": "User john.smith has been deleted successfully"
}
```

## Rate Limits

![ ](https://www.zohowebstatic.com/sites/zweb/images/people/ico-help.png)

**Duration:** 1 minute | **Threshold:** 30 | **Lock period:** 5 minutes

Duration - Time window for the threshold.
Threshold - Number of API calls allowed within the specified duration.
Lock Period - Wait time before consecutive API requests.