:doc:`WorkMail <../../workmail>` / Client / delete_user

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delete_user
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.. py:method:: WorkMail.Client.delete_user(**kwargs)

  

  Deletes a user from WorkMail and all subsequent systems. Before you can delete a user, the user state must be ``DISABLED``. Use the  DescribeUser action to confirm the user state.

   

  Deleting a user is permanent and cannot be undone. WorkMail archives user mailboxes for 30 days before they are permanently removed.

  

  See also: `AWS API Documentation <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/WebAPI/workmail-2017-10-01/DeleteUser>`_  


  **Request Syntax**
  ::

    response = client.delete_user(
        OrganizationId='string',
        UserId='string'
    )
    
  :type OrganizationId: string
  :param OrganizationId: **[REQUIRED]** 

    The organization that contains the user to be deleted.

    

  
  :type UserId: string
  :param UserId: **[REQUIRED]** 

    The identifier of the user to be deleted.

     

    The identifier can be the *UserId* or *Username*. The following identity formats are available:

     

    
    * User ID: 12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789012 or S-1-1-12-1234567890-123456789-123456789-1234
     
    * User name: user
    

    

  
  
  :rtype: dict
  :returns: 
    
    **Response Syntax**

    
    ::

      {}
      
    **Response Structure**

    

    - *(dict) --* 
  
  **Exceptions**
  
  *   :py:class:`WorkMail.Client.exceptions.DirectoryServiceAuthenticationFailedException`

  
  *   :py:class:`WorkMail.Client.exceptions.DirectoryUnavailableException`

  
  *   :py:class:`WorkMail.Client.exceptions.EntityStateException`

  
  *   :py:class:`WorkMail.Client.exceptions.InvalidParameterException`

  
  *   :py:class:`WorkMail.Client.exceptions.OrganizationNotFoundException`

  
  *   :py:class:`WorkMail.Client.exceptions.OrganizationStateException`

  
  *   :py:class:`WorkMail.Client.exceptions.UnsupportedOperationException`

  