Deactivate a user
This endpoint is only available to organization administrators.
DELETE https://zulip2.ca.rsc.tohtech.ac.jp/api/v1/users/{user_id}
Deactivates a
user
given their user ID.
Usage examples
#!/usr/bin/env python
import zulip
# The user for this zuliprc file must be an organization administrator
client = zulip.Client(config_file="~/zuliprc-admin")
# Deactivate a user
user_id = 8
result = client.deactivate_user_by_id(user_id)
print(result)
curl -sSX DELETE https://zulip2.ca.rsc.tohtech.ac.jp/api/v1/users/12 \
-u BOT_EMAIL_ADDRESS:BOT_API_KEY \
--data-urlencode 'deactivation_notification_comment=Farewell!
'
Parameters
user_id integer required in path
Example: 12
Response
Example response(s)
Changes: As of Zulip 7.0 (feature level 167), if any
parameters sent in the request are not supported by this
endpoint, a successful JSON response will include an
ignored_parameters_unsupported array.
A typical successful JSON response may look like:
{
"msg": "",
"result": "success"
}
An example JSON error response when attempting to deactivate the only
organization owner in an organization:
{
"code": "BAD_REQUEST",
"msg": "Cannot deactivate the only organization owner",
"result": "error"
}