# Delete User Delete a user’s account from a device. ## Discussion Refer to the following sections to determine supported channels and requirements, and to see an example request and response. ### Error codes An error response uses one of the following error codes: - `12071`: The user doesn’t exist. - `12072`: The user is currently logged in. - `12073`: The user has data to sync and ForceDeletion is false or unspecified. - `12074`: Unable to delete the user. In macOS, this error code also returns for an attempt to delete the last administrator account. ### Command availability ||| |--------------------------|----------| |Device channel |iOS, macOS| |User channel |N/A | |Requires supervision |macOS | |Allowed in user enrollment|N/A | |Required access right |N/A | ### Example request and response **Request:** ```plist Command ForceDeletion RequestType DeleteUser UserName example@acme.com CommandUUID 0001_DeleteUser ``` **Response:** ```plist CommandUUID 0001_DeleteUser Status Acknowledged UDID cf98820bd143abe0bbf151bed8e8e427594d2f88 ``` ## Topics ### Commands and responses [`object DeleteUserCommand`](/documentation/DeviceManagement/DeleteUserCommand) The command to delete a user’s account from a device. [`object DeleteUserResponse`](/documentation/DeviceManagement/DeleteUserResponse) A response from the device after it processes the command to delete a user’s account from a device. --- Copyright © 2026 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. | [Terms of Use](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/terms/site.html) | [Privacy Policy](https://www.apple.com/privacy/privacy-policy)