# /api/v3/users/{id}
---
delete:
  parameters:
  - description: User id
    example: '1'
    in: path
    name: id
    required: true
    schema:
      type: integer
  responses:
    '202':
      description: |-
        Returned if the account was deleted successfully.

        Note that the response body is empty as of now. In future versions of the API a body
        *might* be returned, indicating the progress of deletion.
      headers: {}
    '403':
      content:
        application/hal+json:
          examples:
            response:
              value:
                _type: Error
                errorIdentifier: urn:openproject-org:api:v3:errors:MissingPermission
                message: You are not allowed to delete the account of this user.
      description: |-
        Returned if the client does not have sufficient permissions or if deletion of users was disabled in the instance wide settings.

        **Required permission:** Administrators only (exception: users might be able to delete their own accounts)
      headers: {}
    '404':
      content:
        application/hal+json:
          examples:
            response:
              value:
                _type: Error
                errorIdentifier: urn:openproject-org:api:v3:errors:NotFound
                message: The specified user does not exist.
      description: Returned if the user does not exist.
      headers: {}
  tags:
  - Users
  description: Permanently deletes the specified user account.
  operationId: Delete_user
  summary: Delete user
get:
  parameters:
  - description: User id. Use `me` to reference current user, if any.
    example: '1'
    in: path
    name: id
    required: true
    schema:
      type: string
  responses:
    '200':
      content:
        application/hal+json:
          examples:
            response:
              value:
                _links:
                  delete:
                    href: "/api/v3/users/1"
                    method: DELETE
                  lock:
                    href: "/api/v3/users/1/lock"
                    method: POST
                  self:
                    href: "/api/v3/users/1"
                    title: j.sheppard
                  show:
                    href: "/users/1"
                    type: text/html
                  updateImmediately:
                    href: "/api/v3/users/1"
                    method: PATCH
                _type: User
                admin: true
                avatar: https://example.org/users/1/avatar
                createdAt: '2014-05-21T08:51:20Z'
                email: shep@mail.com
                firstName: John
                id: 1
                language: en
                lastName: Sheppard
                login: j.sheppard
                status: active
                updatedAt: '2014-05-21T08:51:20Z'
          schema:
            "$ref": "../components/schemas/user_model.yml"
      description: OK
      headers: {}
    '404':
      content:
        application/hal+json:
          examples:
            response:
              value:
                _type: Error
                errorIdentifier: urn:openproject-org:api:v3:errors:NotFound
                message: The specified user does not exist or you do not have permission
                  to view them.
      description: |-
        Returned if the user does not exist or if the API user does not have permission to view them.

        **Required permission** The user needs to be locked in if the installation is configured to prevent anonymous access
      headers: {}
  tags:
  - Users
  description: ''
  operationId: View_user
  summary: View user
patch:
  parameters:
  - description: User id
    example: '1'
    in: path
    name: id
    required: true
    schema:
      type: integer
  responses:
    '200':
      content:
        application/hal+json:
          schema:
            "$ref": "../components/schemas/user_model.yml"
      description: OK
      headers: {}
    '400':
      content:
        application/hal+json:
          examples:
            response:
              value:
                _type: Error
                errorIdentifier: urn:openproject-org:api:v3:errors:InvalidRequestBody
                message: The request body was not a single JSON object.
      description: Occurs when the client did not send a valid JSON object in the
        request body.
      headers: {}
    '403':
      content:
        application/hal+json:
          examples:
            response:
              value:
                _type: Error
                errorIdentifier: urn:openproject-org:api:v3:errors:MissingPermission
                message: You are not allowed to update the account of this user.
      description: |-
        Returned if the client does not have sufficient permissions.

        **Required permission:** Administrators, manage_user global permission
      headers: {}
    '404':
      content:
        application/hal+json:
          examples:
            response:
              value:
                _type: Error
                errorIdentifier: urn:openproject-org:api:v3:errors:NotFound
                message: The specified user does not exist or you do not have permission
                  to view them.
      description: |-
        Returned if the user does not exist or if the API user does not have the necessary permissions to update it.

        **Required permission:** Administrators only (exception: users may update their own accounts)
      headers: {}
    '422':
      content:
        application/hal+json:
          examples:
            response:
              value:
                _embedded:
                  details:
                    attribute: email
                _type: Error
                errorIdentifier: urn:openproject-org:api:v3:errors:PropertyConstraintViolation
                message: The email address is already taken.
      description: |-
        Returned if:

        * the client tries to modify a read-only property (`PropertyIsReadOnly`)

        * a constraint for a property was violated (`PropertyConstraintViolation`)
      headers: {}
  tags:
  - Users
  description: |-
    Updates the user's writable attributes.
    When calling this endpoint the client provides a single object, containing at least the properties and links that are required, in the body.
  operationId: Update_user
  requestBody:
    content:
      application/json:
        schema:
          example:
            admin: true
            email: h.wurst@openproject.com
            firstName: Hans
            language: en
            lastName: Wurst
            login: h.wurst
          properties:
            admin:
              type: boolean
            email:
              type: string
            firstName:
              type: string
            language:
              type: string
            lastName:
              type: string
            login:
              type: string
          type: object
  summary: Update user