Delete a user

Reviewed on September 18, 2026 · View on GitHub

Deleting a user is a high-impact, irreversible administration operation.

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This action is irreversible.

Permissions

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This action requires the following IAM (Identity and Access Management) permissions:

• iam.user.delete

Console

Console

1 / 3From the left-hand side menu, click IAM → Users.

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1. In the users table, click the Actions button of the user to delete, then Delete. The "Delete user" dialog appears.
2. In the "Strong confirmation" field, enter the first name and last name of the user to delete.
3. Click Delete.

You can also delete a user from their "User details" page, using the Delete user button at the top right.

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Deleting a user from the organisation automatically deletes their API keys. Policies directly associated with them are left orphaned.

API

API

Delete a user in an organisation

User deletion API documentation

Example

curl 'https://api.{region}.numspot.com/iam/organisations/{organisationId}/users/{userId}' \
  --request DELETE

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See the API usage page for details.

Terraform

Terraform

The Terraform documentation is available on the Numspot registry ↗.