Delete Own Account

Deletes your own user. Requires Allow Users to Delete Own Account enabled. Accessible from Administration -> Accounts.

URLRequires AuthHTTP Method

/api/v1/users.deleteOwnAccount

yes

POST

Payload

ArgumentExampleRequiredDescription

password

BsNr28znDkG8aeo7W

Required

The password of user (encrypted in SHA256).

confirmRelinquish

true

Optional Default: false

Deletes own account even if user is the last owner of a room.

Example Call

curl -H "X-Auth-Token: 9HqLlyZOugoStsXCUfD_0YdwnNnunAJF8V47U3QHXSq" \
     -H "X-User-Id: aobEdbYhXfu5hkeqG" \
     -H "Content-type:application/json" \
     http://localhost:3000/api/v1/users.deleteOwnAccount \
     -d '{ "password": "BsNr28znDkG8aeo7W" }'

Example Result

{
  "success": true
}

Change Log

VersionDescription

3.7.0

Added confirmRelinquish to the payload.

0.67.0

Added

Last updated

Rocket.Chat versions receive support for six months after release.