# Delete a user

> Deleting a user will also soft delete their linked wallets. The wallets will no longer appear in any of our endpoints. Be careful when deleting a user.

#### Request Endpoint: [reference](https://docs.venly.io/reference/deleteuser)

HTTP

```http
DELETE /api/users/{userId}
```

| Parameter        | Param Type | Value      | Description                                                                                                                 | Example Value                                 |
| ---------------- | ---------- | ---------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------- |
| `Signing-Method` | Header     | `id:value` | <p><code>id</code>: This is the ID of the signing method<br><code>value</code>: This is the value of the signing method</p> | `756ae7a7-3713-43ee-9936-0dff50306488:123456` |

| Parameter  | Param Type | Description                           | Data Type | Mandatory |
| ---------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------- | --------- | --------- |
| `{userId}` | Path       | The ID of the user you want to delete | String    | ✅         |

#### Example Request:

HTTP

```http
DELETE /api/users/5f23aff6-6786-4160-b5cb-8f65c79eec17
```

#### Response Body:

JSON

```json
{
    "success": true
}
```
