How to activate delete user api for an app

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When we submit a DELETE request to this api https://developer.okta.com/docs/api/resources/users.html#delete-user

the response is:

{“errorCode”:“E0000022”,“errorSummary”:“The endpoint does not support the provided HTTP method”,“errorLink”:“E0000022”,“errorId”:“oae0SNaWVhdQhGqBymk5bhsCA”,“errorCauses”:}>

How do we config our okta service to allow delete user?

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I do not believe any configuration is needed.

Can you show me the full request being made?

The following works for me:

curl -X DELETE \
  https://dev-XXXX.oktapreview.com/api/v1/users/00u9ygf3j5dRybO8o0h7 \
  -H 'accept: application/json' \
  -H 'authorization: SSWS XXXXX' \
  -H 'cache-control: no-cache' \
  -H 'content-type: application/json'
3

Hi, I tried this and the delete “worked” (got 204 response) but it just deactivated the user but didn’t delete. I had to manually go into the admin interface to truly delete it. How do I fully delete the user using API and without manual intervention?

4

Try sending the same delete request again. The first call deactivates, the second deletes.

5

Thanks for the quick reply. I’ll try that and report back!

6

That worked, thanks so much! As a bonus, any idea how to avoid the auto-generated Okta emails that I get sent every time a user is deactivated?

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