# Delete a User Identity

* [Request Parameters](#request-parameters)
* [Response](#response)

Deletes a specified [user identity](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/mobile-access/managing-mobile-app-user-accounts-with-user-identities#what-is-a-user-identity). This deletes the user identity and all associated resources, including any [credentials](https://docs.seam.co/latest/api/acs/credentials), [acs users](https://docs.seam.co/latest/api/acs/users) and [client sessions](https://docs.seam.co/latest/api/client_sessions).

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="JavaScript" %}
Deletes a specified user identity.

**Code:**

```javascript
await seam.userIdentities.delete({
  user_identity_id: "7ad2566e-6fd8-466d-b8e4-c10a14a74fd3",
});
```

**Output:**

```javascript
// void
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="cURL" %}
Deletes a specified user identity.

**Code:**

```curl
curl --include --request POST "https://connect.getseam.com/user_identities/delete" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $SEAM_API_KEY" \
  --json @- <<EOF
{
  "user_identity_id": "7ad2566e-6fd8-466d-b8e4-c10a14a74fd3"
}
EOF
```

**Output:**

```curl
{}
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Python" %}
Deletes a specified user identity.

**Code:**

```python
seam.user_identities.delete(user_identity_id="7ad2566e-6fd8-466d-b8e4-c10a14a74fd3")
```

**Output:**

```python
None
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Ruby" %}
Deletes a specified user identity.

**Code:**

```ruby
seam.user_identities.delete(user_identity_id: "7ad2566e-6fd8-466d-b8e4-c10a14a74fd3")
```

**Output:**

```ruby
nil
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="PHP" %}
Deletes a specified user identity.

**Code:**

```php
$seam->user_identities->delete(
    user_identity_id: "7ad2566e-6fd8-466d-b8e4-c10a14a74fd3",
);
```

**Output:**

```php
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Seam CLI" %}
Deletes a specified user identity.

**Code:**

```seam_cli
seam user-identities delete --user_identity_id "7ad2566e-6fd8-466d-b8e4-c10a14a74fd3"
```

**Output:**

```seam_cli
{}
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

<details>

<summary>Authentication Methods</summary>

* API key
* Personal access token\
  Must also include the `seam-workspace` header in the request.

To learn more, see [Authentication](https://docs.seam.co/latest/api/authentication).

</details>

## Request Parameters

**`user_identity_id`** *String* (Required)

ID of the user identity that you want to delete.

***

## Response

{% hint style="success" %}
Returns: **void**
{% endhint %}


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