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Deletes an existing useredit
Deletes an existing user.
Requestedit
DELETE /api/v1/users/{user_name}
Path parametersedit
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Y |
Identifier for the user |
Responsesedit
-
200 -
(
EmptyResponse) User successfully deleted -
403 -
(
BasicFailedReply) Invalid permissions -
404 -
(
BasicFailedReply) User not found -
449 -
(
BasicFailedReply) Elevated permissions are required. (code: 'root.unauthorized.rbac.elevated_permissions_required')
To perform this operation, you must be authenticated by means of one of the following methods: apiKey, basicAuth.
Request exampleedit
curl -XDELETE https://{{hostname}}/api/v1/users/{user_name} \
-H "Authorization: ApiKey $ECE_API_KEY"