---
title: Disable a user
description: Datadog, the leading service for cloud-scale monitoring.
breadcrumbs: Docs > API Reference > Users
---

# Disable a user{% #disable-a-user %}

{% tab title="v1" %}

| Datadog site      | API endpoint                                                   |
| ----------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ap1.datadoghq.com | DELETE https://api.ap1.datadoghq.com/api/v1/user/{user_handle} |
| ap2.datadoghq.com | DELETE https://api.ap2.datadoghq.com/api/v1/user/{user_handle} |
| app.datadoghq.eu  | DELETE https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v1/user/{user_handle}      |
| app.ddog-gov.com  | DELETE https://api.ddog-gov.com/api/v1/user/{user_handle}      |
| us2.ddog-gov.com  | DELETE https://api.us2.ddog-gov.com/api/v1/user/{user_handle}  |
| app.datadoghq.com | DELETE https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v1/user/{user_handle}     |
| us3.datadoghq.com | DELETE https://api.us3.datadoghq.com/api/v1/user/{user_handle} |
| us5.datadoghq.com | DELETE https://api.us5.datadoghq.com/api/v1/user/{user_handle} |

### Overview



Delete a user from an organization.

**Note**: This endpoint can only be used with application keys belonging to administrators.



### Arguments

#### Path Parameters

| Name                          | Type   | Description             |
| ----------------------------- | ------ | ----------------------- |
| user_handle [*required*] | string | The handle of the user. |

### Response

{% tab title="200" %}
User disabled
{% tab title="Model" %}
Array of user disabled for a given organization.

| Field   | Type   | Description                                                         |
| ------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| message | string | Information pertaining to a user disabled for a given organization. |

{% /tab %}

{% tab title="Example" %}

```json
{
  "message": "string"
}
```

{% /tab %}

{% /tab %}

{% tab title="400" %}
Bad Request
{% tab title="Model" %}
Error response object.

| Field                    | Type     | Description                          |
| ------------------------ | -------- | ------------------------------------ |
| errors [*required*] | [string] | Array of errors returned by the API. |

{% /tab %}

{% tab title="Example" %}

```json
{
  "errors": [
    "Bad Request"
  ]
}
```

{% /tab %}

{% /tab %}

{% tab title="403" %}
Authentication error
{% tab title="Model" %}
Error response object.

| Field                    | Type     | Description                          |
| ------------------------ | -------- | ------------------------------------ |
| errors [*required*] | [string] | Array of errors returned by the API. |

{% /tab %}

{% tab title="Example" %}

```json
{
  "errors": [
    "Bad Request"
  ]
}
```

{% /tab %}

{% /tab %}

{% tab title="404" %}
Not Found
{% tab title="Model" %}
Error response object.

| Field                    | Type     | Description                          |
| ------------------------ | -------- | ------------------------------------ |
| errors [*required*] | [string] | Array of errors returned by the API. |

{% /tab %}

{% tab title="Example" %}

```json
{
  "errors": [
    "Bad Request"
  ]
}
```

{% /tab %}

{% /tab %}

{% tab title="429" %}
Too many requests
{% tab title="Model" %}
Error response object.

| Field                    | Type     | Description                          |
| ------------------------ | -------- | ------------------------------------ |
| errors [*required*] | [string] | Array of errors returned by the API. |

{% /tab %}

{% tab title="Example" %}

```json
{
  "errors": [
    "Bad Request"
  ]
}
```

{% /tab %}

{% /tab %}

### Code Example

##### 
                  \# Path parameters export user_handle="test@datadoghq.com" \# Curl command curl -X DELETE "https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v1/user/${user_handle}" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "DD-API-KEY: ${DD_API_KEY}" \
-H "DD-APPLICATION-KEY: ${DD_APP_KEY}" 
                
##### 

```python
"""
Disable a user returns "User disabled" response
"""

from datadog_api_client import ApiClient, Configuration
from datadog_api_client.v1.api.users_api import UsersApi

configuration = Configuration()
with ApiClient(configuration) as api_client:
    api_instance = UsersApi(api_client)
    response = api_instance.disable_user(
        user_handle="test@datadoghq.com",
    )

    print(response)
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=python) and then save the example to `example.py` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<API-KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<APP-KEY>" python3 "example.py"
##### 

```ruby
# Disable a user returns "User disabled" response

require "datadog_api_client"
api_instance = DatadogAPIClient::V1::UsersAPI.new
p api_instance.disable_user("test@datadoghq.com")
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=ruby) and then save the example to `example.rb` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<API-KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<APP-KEY>" rb "example.rb"
##### 

```go
// Disable a user returns "User disabled" response

package main

import (
	"context"
	"encoding/json"
	"fmt"
	"os"

	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-api-client-go/v2/api/datadog"
	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-api-client-go/v2/api/datadogV1"
)

func main() {
	ctx := datadog.NewDefaultContext(context.Background())
	configuration := datadog.NewConfiguration()
	apiClient := datadog.NewAPIClient(configuration)
	api := datadogV1.NewUsersApi(apiClient)
	resp, r, err := api.DisableUser(ctx, "test@datadoghq.com")

	if err != nil {
		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error when calling `UsersApi.DisableUser`: %v\n", err)
		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Full HTTP response: %v\n", r)
	}

	responseContent, _ := json.MarshalIndent(resp, "", "  ")
	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "Response from `UsersApi.DisableUser`:\n%s\n", responseContent)
}
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=go) and then save the example to `main.go` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<API-KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<APP-KEY>" go run "main.go"
##### 

```java
// Disable a user returns "User disabled" response

import com.datadog.api.client.ApiClient;
import com.datadog.api.client.ApiException;
import com.datadog.api.client.v1.api.UsersApi;
import com.datadog.api.client.v1.model.UserDisableResponse;

public class Example {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    ApiClient defaultClient = ApiClient.getDefaultApiClient();
    UsersApi apiInstance = new UsersApi(defaultClient);

    try {
      UserDisableResponse result = apiInstance.disableUser("test@datadoghq.com");
      System.out.println(result);
    } catch (ApiException e) {
      System.err.println("Exception when calling UsersApi#disableUser");
      System.err.println("Status code: " + e.getCode());
      System.err.println("Reason: " + e.getResponseBody());
      System.err.println("Response headers: " + e.getResponseHeaders());
      e.printStackTrace();
    }
  }
}
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=java) and then save the example to `Example.java` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<API-KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<APP-KEY>" java "Example.java"
##### 

```rust
// Disable a user returns "User disabled" response
use datadog_api_client::datadog;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV1::api_users::UsersAPI;

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() {
    let configuration = datadog::Configuration::new();
    let api = UsersAPI::with_config(configuration);
    let resp = api.disable_user("test@datadoghq.com".to_string()).await;
    if let Ok(value) = resp {
        println!("{:#?}", value);
    } else {
        println!("{:#?}", resp.unwrap_err());
    }
}
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=rust) and then save the example to `src/main.rs` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<API-KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<APP-KEY>" cargo run
##### 

```typescript
/**
 * Disable a user returns "User disabled" response
 */

import { client, v1 } from "@datadog/datadog-api-client";

const configuration = client.createConfiguration();
const apiInstance = new v1.UsersApi(configuration);

const params: v1.UsersApiDisableUserRequest = {
  userHandle: "test@datadoghq.com",
};

apiInstance
  .disableUser(params)
  .then((data: v1.UserDisableResponse) => {
    console.log(
      "API called successfully. Returned data: " + JSON.stringify(data)
    );
  })
  .catch((error: any) => console.error(error));
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=typescript) and then save the example to `example.ts` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<API-KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<APP-KEY>" tsc "example.ts"
{% /tab %}

{% tab title="v2" %}

| Datadog site      | API endpoint                                                |
| ----------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- |
| ap1.datadoghq.com | DELETE https://api.ap1.datadoghq.com/api/v2/users/{user_id} |
| ap2.datadoghq.com | DELETE https://api.ap2.datadoghq.com/api/v2/users/{user_id} |
| app.datadoghq.eu  | DELETE https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v2/users/{user_id}      |
| app.ddog-gov.com  | DELETE https://api.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/users/{user_id}      |
| us2.ddog-gov.com  | DELETE https://api.us2.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/users/{user_id}  |
| app.datadoghq.com | DELETE https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/users/{user_id}     |
| us3.datadoghq.com | DELETE https://api.us3.datadoghq.com/api/v2/users/{user_id} |
| us5.datadoghq.com | DELETE https://api.us5.datadoghq.com/api/v2/users/{user_id} |

### Overview

Disable a user. Can only be used with an application key belonging to an administrator user. This endpoint requires any of the following permissions:
`user_access_manage``service_account_write` 


OAuth apps require the `user_access_manage` authorization [scope](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest/scopes.md#users) to access this endpoint.



### Arguments

#### Path Parameters

| Name                      | Type   | Description         |
| ------------------------- | ------ | ------------------- |
| user_id [*required*] | string | The ID of the user. |

### Response

{% tab title="204" %}
OK
{% /tab %}

{% tab title="403" %}
Authentication error
{% tab title="Model" %}
API error response.

| Field                    | Type     | Description       |
| ------------------------ | -------- | ----------------- |
| errors [*required*] | [string] | A list of errors. |

{% /tab %}

{% tab title="Example" %}

```json
{
  "errors": [
    "Bad Request"
  ]
}
```

{% /tab %}

{% /tab %}

{% tab title="404" %}
Not found
{% tab title="Model" %}
API error response.

| Field                    | Type     | Description       |
| ------------------------ | -------- | ----------------- |
| errors [*required*] | [string] | A list of errors. |

{% /tab %}

{% tab title="Example" %}

```json
{
  "errors": [
    "Bad Request"
  ]
}
```

{% /tab %}

{% /tab %}

{% tab title="429" %}
Too many requests
{% tab title="Model" %}
API error response.

| Field                    | Type     | Description       |
| ------------------------ | -------- | ----------------- |
| errors [*required*] | [string] | A list of errors. |

{% /tab %}

{% tab title="Example" %}

```json
{
  "errors": [
    "Bad Request"
  ]
}
```

{% /tab %}

{% /tab %}

### Code Example

##### 
                  \# Path parameters export user_id="00000000-0000-9999-0000-000000000000" \# Curl command curl -X DELETE "https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/users/${user_id}" \
-H "DD-API-KEY: ${DD_API_KEY}" \
-H "DD-APPLICATION-KEY: ${DD_APP_KEY}" 
                
##### 

```python
"""
Disable a user returns "OK" response
"""

from os import environ
from datadog_api_client import ApiClient, Configuration
from datadog_api_client.v2.api.users_api import UsersApi

# there is a valid "user" in the system
USER_DATA_ID = environ["USER_DATA_ID"]

configuration = Configuration()
with ApiClient(configuration) as api_client:
    api_instance = UsersApi(api_client)
    api_instance.disable_user(
        user_id=USER_DATA_ID,
    )
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=python) and then save the example to `example.py` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<DD_API_KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<DD_APP_KEY>" python3 "example.py"
##### 

```ruby
# Disable a user returns "OK" response

require "datadog_api_client"
api_instance = DatadogAPIClient::V2::UsersAPI.new

# there is a valid "user" in the system
USER_DATA_ID = ENV["USER_DATA_ID"]
api_instance.disable_user(USER_DATA_ID)
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=ruby) and then save the example to `example.rb` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<DD_API_KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<DD_APP_KEY>" rb "example.rb"
##### 

```go
// Disable a user returns "OK" response

package main

import (
	"context"
	"fmt"
	"os"

	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-api-client-go/v2/api/datadog"
	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-api-client-go/v2/api/datadogV2"
)

func main() {
	// there is a valid "user" in the system
	UserDataID := os.Getenv("USER_DATA_ID")

	ctx := datadog.NewDefaultContext(context.Background())
	configuration := datadog.NewConfiguration()
	apiClient := datadog.NewAPIClient(configuration)
	api := datadogV2.NewUsersApi(apiClient)
	r, err := api.DisableUser(ctx, UserDataID)

	if err != nil {
		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error when calling `UsersApi.DisableUser`: %v\n", err)
		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Full HTTP response: %v\n", r)
	}
}
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=go) and then save the example to `main.go` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<DD_API_KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<DD_APP_KEY>" go run "main.go"
##### 

```java
// Disable a user returns "OK" response

import com.datadog.api.client.ApiClient;
import com.datadog.api.client.ApiException;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.api.UsersApi;

public class Example {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    ApiClient defaultClient = ApiClient.getDefaultApiClient();
    UsersApi apiInstance = new UsersApi(defaultClient);

    // there is a valid "user" in the system
    String USER_DATA_ID = System.getenv("USER_DATA_ID");

    try {
      apiInstance.disableUser(USER_DATA_ID);
    } catch (ApiException e) {
      System.err.println("Exception when calling UsersApi#disableUser");
      System.err.println("Status code: " + e.getCode());
      System.err.println("Reason: " + e.getResponseBody());
      System.err.println("Response headers: " + e.getResponseHeaders());
      e.printStackTrace();
    }
  }
}
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=java) and then save the example to `Example.java` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<DD_API_KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<DD_APP_KEY>" java "Example.java"
##### 

```rust
// Disable a user returns "OK" response
use datadog_api_client::datadog;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::api_users::UsersAPI;

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() {
    // there is a valid "user" in the system
    let user_data_id = std::env::var("USER_DATA_ID").unwrap();
    let configuration = datadog::Configuration::new();
    let api = UsersAPI::with_config(configuration);
    let resp = api.disable_user(user_data_id.clone()).await;
    if let Ok(value) = resp {
        println!("{:#?}", value);
    } else {
        println!("{:#?}", resp.unwrap_err());
    }
}
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=rust) and then save the example to `src/main.rs` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<DD_API_KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<DD_APP_KEY>" cargo run
##### 

```typescript
/**
 * Disable a user returns "OK" response
 */

import { client, v2 } from "@datadog/datadog-api-client";

const configuration = client.createConfiguration();
const apiInstance = new v2.UsersApi(configuration);

// there is a valid "user" in the system
const USER_DATA_ID = process.env.USER_DATA_ID as string;

const params: v2.UsersApiDisableUserRequest = {
  userId: USER_DATA_ID,
};

apiInstance
  .disableUser(params)
  .then((data: any) => {
    console.log(
      "API called successfully. Returned data: " + JSON.stringify(data)
    );
  })
  .catch((error: any) => console.error(error));
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=typescript) and then save the example to `example.ts` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<DD_API_KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<DD_APP_KEY>" tsc "example.ts"
{% /tab %}