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---
title: Delete a user
seotitle: Delete a user from InfluxDB
description: Delete a user from InfluxDB using the InfluxDB UI or the influx CLI.
menu:
influxdb_2_2:
name: Delete a user
parent: Manage users
weight: 103
products: [oss]
---
Use the InfluxDB user interface (UI) or the `influx` command line interface (CLI)
to delete a user.
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Deleting a user removes them completely from InfluxDB.
To remove a user from an organization without deleting the user entirely, see
[Remove a member from an organization](/influxdb/v2.2/organizations/members/remove-member/).
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## Delete a user from the InfluxDB UI
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Users cannot be deleted from the InfluxDB UI.
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## Delete a user using the influx CLI
Use the [`influx user delete` command](/influxdb/v2.2/reference/cli/influx/user/delete)
to delete a user. Deleting a user requires the following:
- The user ID _(provided in the output of `influx user list`)_
```sh
# Syntax
influx user delete -i <user-id>
# Example
influx user delete -i 034ad714fdd6f000
```