# DeleteUser
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Deletes the specified IAM user. Unlike the AWS Management Console, when you delete a user programmatically, you must delete the items attached to the user manually, or the deletion fails. For more information, see [Deleting an IAM user](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_users_manage.html#id_users_deleting_cli). Before attempting to delete a user, remove the following items:
+ Password ([DeleteLoginProfile](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/APIReference/API_DeleteLoginProfile.html))
+ Access keys ([DeleteAccessKey](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/APIReference/API_DeleteAccessKey.html))
+ Signing certificate ([DeleteSigningCertificate](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/APIReference/API_DeleteSigningCertificate.html))
+ SSH public key ([DeleteSSHPublicKey](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/APIReference/API_DeleteSSHPublicKey.html))
+ Git credentials ([DeleteServiceSpecificCredential](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/APIReference/API_DeleteServiceSpecificCredential.html))
+ Multi-factor authentication (MFA) device ([DeactivateMFADevice](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/APIReference/API_DeactivateMFADevice.html), [DeleteVirtualMFADevice](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/APIReference/API_DeleteVirtualMFADevice.html))
+ Inline policies ([DeleteUserPolicy](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/APIReference/API_DeleteUserPolicy.html))
+ Attached managed policies ([DetachUserPolicy](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/APIReference/API_DetachUserPolicy.html))
+ Group memberships ([RemoveUserFromGroup](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/APIReference/API_RemoveUserFromGroup.html))

## Request Parameters
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 For information about the parameters that are common to all actions, see [Common Parameters](CommonParameters.md).

 ** UserName **   
The name of the user to delete.  
This parameter allows (through its [regex pattern](http://wikipedia.org/wiki/regex)) a string of characters consisting of upper and lowercase alphanumeric characters with no spaces. You can also include any of the following characters: \$1\$1=,.@-  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 128.  
Pattern: `[\w+=,.@-]+`   
Required: Yes

## Errors
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For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see [Common Error Types](CommonErrors.md).

 ** ConcurrentModification **   
The request was rejected because multiple requests to change this object were submitted simultaneously. Wait a few minutes and submit your request again.  
HTTP Status Code: 409

 ** DeleteConflict **   
The request was rejected because it attempted to delete a resource that has attached subordinate entities. The error message describes these entities.  
HTTP Status Code: 409

 ** LimitExceeded **   
The request was rejected because it attempted to create resources beyond the current AWS account limits. The error message describes the limit exceeded.  
HTTP Status Code: 409

 ** NoSuchEntity **   
The request was rejected because it referenced a resource entity that does not exist. The error message describes the resource.  
HTTP Status Code: 404

 ** ServiceFailure **   
The request processing has failed because of an unknown error, exception or failure.  
HTTP Status Code: 500

## Examples
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### Example
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This example illustrates one usage of DeleteUser.

#### Sample Request
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```
https://iam.amazonaws.com/?Action=DeleteUser
&UserName=Bob
&Version=2010-05-08
&AUTHPARAMS
```

#### Sample Response
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```
<DeleteUserResponse xmlns="https://iam.amazonaws.com/doc/2010-05-08/">
  <ResponseMetadata>
    <RequestId>7a62c49f-347e-4fc4-9331-6e8eEXAMPLE</RequestId>
  </ResponseMetadata>
</DeleteUserResponse>
```

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS Command Line Interface V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/cli2/iam-2010-05-08/DeleteUser) 
+  [AWS SDK for .NET V4](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/DotNetSDKV4/iam-2010-05-08/DeleteUser) 
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/iam-2010-05-08/DeleteUser) 
+  [AWS SDK for Go v2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForGoV2/iam-2010-05-08/DeleteUser) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/iam-2010-05-08/DeleteUser) 
+  [AWS SDK for JavaScript V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaScriptV3/iam-2010-05-08/DeleteUser) 
+  [AWS SDK for Kotlin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForKotlin/iam-2010-05-08/DeleteUser) 
+  [AWS SDK for PHP V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForPHPV3/iam-2010-05-08/DeleteUser) 
+  [AWS SDK for Python](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/iam-2010-05-08/DeleteUser) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/iam-2010-05-08/DeleteUser)