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DELETE
/
2
/
users
/
{userID}
curl
curl --request DELETE \
  --url https://ai-personalization.eu.algolia.com/2/users/lorem \
  --header 'accept: application/json' \
  --header 'x-algolia-api-key: ALGOLIA_API_KEY' \
  --header 'x-algolia-application-id: ALGOLIA_APPLICATION_ID'
// Initialize the client
// Replace 'eu' with your Algolia Application Region
const client = advancedPersonalizationClient('ALGOLIA_APPLICATION_ID', 'ALGOLIA_API_KEY', 'eu');

// Call the API
const response = await client.deleteUser({ userID: 'user-1' });


// print the response
console.log(response);
{
  "deletedAt": "<string>",
  "deletedUntil": "<string>",
  "message": "<string>",
  "status": 123,
  "userID": "<string>"
}
{
"message": "Invalid userID format",
"status": 400
}
{
"message": "Unauthorized",
"status": 401
}
{
"status": 422
}
{
"message": "Internal Server Error",
"status": 500
}
Required ACL: search, browse, recommendation

Authorizations

x-algolia-application-id
string
header
required

Your Algolia application ID.

x-algolia-api-key
string
header
required

Your Algolia API key with the necessary permissions to make the request. Permissions are controlled through access control lists (ACL) and access restrictions. The required ACL to make a request is listed in each endpoint's reference.

Path Parameters

userID
string
required

ID of the user.

Response

OK

deletedAt
string
deletedUntil
string
message
string
status
integer
userID
string
Last modified on March 23, 2026