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• DELETE /users: delete a user by ID
  • Method
  • Endpoint
  • Headers
  • Properties
  • Request body
    • cURL example
    • Postman example
      • Request builder method and endpoint
      • Request builder body
  • Return body
  • Return status

DELETE /users: delete a user by ID

Deletes a user by ID.

Also see:

• Get all users or a user by id

Method

DELETE

Endpoint

{base_url}/users/{id}

Also see:

• Base URL

Headers

Content-Type: application/json

Properties

Required: the id of the user you want to delete. Specify this in the endpoint.

For a full description of all /users properties, see /users resource.

Request body

cURL example

Deletes the user with an id of 4 .

curl -X DELETE http://localhost:3000/users/4

Postman example

Request builder method and endpoint

Select DELETE and enter http://localhost:3000/users/4.

Request builder body

None required.

Return body

Shows empty brackets.

{}

If you don’t specify a user ID, the service won’t delete all the users. Instead, it returns a 404 Not Found error message.

Return status

Status value	Return status	Description
200	OK	Request successful. The server has responded as required.
404	Not Found	Requested resource could not be found.