---
id: auth-api-deleteuser
title: 'deleteUser()'
slug: auth-api-deleteuser
custom_edit_url: https://github.com/supabase/supabase/edit/master/spec/supabase_js_v1_legacy.yml
---

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Delete a user. Requires a `service_role` key.

This function should only be called on a server. Never expose your `service_role` key in the browser.

```js
const { data: user, error } = await supabase.auth.api.deleteUser(
  '715ed5db-f090-4b8c-a067-640ecee36aa0'
)
```

## Parameters

<ul className="method-list-group">
  
<li className="method-list-item">
  <h4 className="method-list-item-label">
    <span className="method-list-item-label-name">
      uid
    </span>
    <span className="method-list-item-label-badge required">
      required
    </span>
    <span className="method-list-item-validation">
      <code>string</code>
    </span>
  </h4>
  <div class="method-list-item-description">

The user uid you want to remove.

  </div>
  
</li>

</ul>

## Notes

- Requires a `service_role` key.
- This function should be called on a server. Never expose your `service_role` key in the browser.

## Examples

### Remove a user completely.

```js
const { data: user, error } = await supabase.auth.api.deleteUser(
  '715ed5db-f090-4b8c-a067-640ecee36aa0'
)
```