---
type: api
title: Delete a monitored user
description: **Deprecated in 9.4.0.** Use the Watchlists API instead.
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/v0/operation/operation-deleteprivmonuser
resource: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/v0/operation/operation-deleteprivmonuser
products:
  - Kibana
---

# Delete a monitored user

deprecated

- Server: `https://{kibana_url}`

## Paths

- `DELETE` `/api/entity_analytics/monitoring/users/{id}`

- [Api key auth](/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/v0/authentication#apikeyauth)
- [Basic auth](/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/v0/authentication#basicauth)

#### Path Parameters

- `id` (string)
  The document ID of the monitored user to delete

## Description

**Deprecated in 9.4.0.** Use the Watchlists API instead.

Removes a privileged user from monitoring by their document ID.

## Response

User deleted successfully

`application/json`

- `acknowledged` (boolean)
  Indicates if the deletion was successful
- `message` (string)
  A message providing additional information about the deletion status
## Code Examples

#### Console

```console
DELETE /api/entity_analytics/monitoring/users/{id}
```

#### curl

```curl
curl -X DELETE "https://{kibana_url}/api/entity_analytics/monitoring/users/{id}"
```

## Response Examples

#### User deleted successfully

```json
{
  "acknowledged": true,
  "message": "User deleted successfully"
}
```