> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://doc.hpay.host-sl.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Delete User

> Permanently delete a user from your application

## Endpoint

```
DELETE /api/v1/users/{user_id}/
```

## Path Parameters

<ParamField path="user_id" type="string" required>
  The unique identifier of the user to delete
</ParamField>

## Headers

<ParamField header="api-key" type="string" required>
  Your application API key
</ParamField>

<ParamField header="secret-key" type="string" required>
  Your application secret key
</ParamField>

## Response

<ResponseField name="message" type="string">
  Success message confirming the deletion
</ResponseField>

<RequestExample>
  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl --request DELETE \
    --url https://hpay-api.host-sl.com/api/v1/users/user_abc123/ \
    --header 'api-key: YOUR_API_KEY' \
    --header 'secret-key: YOUR_SECRET_KEY'
  ```

  ```python Python theme={null}
  from hostpay import HostPay

  client = HostPay(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY", secret_key="YOUR_SECRET_KEY")

  result = client.users.delete("user_abc123")
  print(result["message"])
  ```

  ```typescript TypeScript theme={null}
  import { HostPay } from "@hostpay/sdk";

  const client = new HostPay({ apiKey: "YOUR_API_KEY", secretKey: "YOUR_SECRET_KEY" });

  const result = await client.users.delete("user_abc123");
  console.log(result.message);
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json 200 - Success theme={null}
  {
    "message": "User deleted successfully"
  }
  ```

  ```json 404 - Not Found theme={null}
  {
    "detail": "User not found"
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>

<Warning>
  Deletion is permanent and cannot be undone. All user data and associated history
  will be purged. If you only want to temporarily prevent user access, consider
  using the [Disable User endpoint](/api-reference/users/disable) instead.
</Warning>