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---
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title: Delete a user
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seotitle: Delete a user from InfluxDB
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description: Delete a user from InfluxDB using the InfluxDB UI or the influx CLI.
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menu:
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influxdb_2_0:
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name: Delete a user
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parent: Manage users
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weight: 103
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aliases:
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- /v2.0/users/delete-user/
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products: [oss]
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---
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Use the InfluxDB user interface (UI) or the `influx` command line interface (CLI)
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to delete a user.
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{{% warn %}}
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Deleting a user removes them completely from InfluxDB.
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To remove a user from an organization without deleting the user entirely, see
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[Remove a member from an organization](/v2.0/organizations/members/remove-member/).
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{{% /warn %}}
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## Delete a user from the InfluxDB UI
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{{% note %}}
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Users cannot be deleted from the InfluxDB UI.
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{{% /note %}}
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## Delete a user using the influx CLI
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Use the [`influx user delete` command](/v2.0/reference/cli/influx/user/delete)
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to delete a user. Deleting a user requires the following:
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- The user ID _(provided in the output of `influx user list`)_
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```sh
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# Syntax
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influx user delete -i <user-id>
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# Example
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influx user delete -i 034ad714fdd6f000
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```
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