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Delete WordPress User

Delete user it is disabled by default.

In order to delete a user, you have to configure where to search the details in the JWT.

You can delete users by:

  • WordPress User ID
  • Email address.

These properties should be set in the JWT payload.

Endpoint​

METHOD : DELETE

ENDPOINT : /simple-jwt-login/v1/users

URL Example : https://{{yoursite}}/?rest_route=/simple-jwt-login/v1/users&JWT={{JWT}}&AUTH_KEY={{AUTH_KEY_VALUE}}

PARAMETERS:

ParameterTypeDescription
JWTrequired stringYour JWT
AUTH_CODEoptional stringAuth Code from the "Auth codes" section. Required only if "Delete User Requires Auth Code" is enabled.

Request​

{
  "JWT": "YOUR_JWT_HERE",
  "AUTH_CODE" : "SUPER_SECRET_AUTH_CODE"
}

Response​

200​

{
  "message": "User was successfully deleted.",
  "id": 1
}

400​

{
  "success": false,
  "error" : "Error message"
}

Examples​

SHELL​

curl -X DELETE https://simplejwtlogin.com/simple-jwt-login/v1/users -d '{"JWT":"YOUR_JWT","AUTH_CODE":"SECRET_AUTH_CODE"}'

PHP​

$simpleJWT = new \SimpleJwtLoginClient\SimpleJwtLoginClient('https://simplejwtlogin.com', '/simple-jwt-login-v1');
$simpleJWT->delete('Your JWT');

JavaScript​

var data = JSON.stringify({
    "JWT":"YOUR_JWT",
    "AUTH_CODE":"SECRET_AUTH_CODE"
});

var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
xhr.withCredentials = true;

xhr.addEventListener("readystatechange", function() {
    if(this.readyState === 4) {
        console.log(this.responseText);
    }
});

xhr.open("DELETE", "https://simplejwtlogin.com" + "/simple-jwt-login/v1/users");
xhr.setRequestHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");

xhr.send(data);

Screenshot​

Features​

Limit by IP address​

You can limit the deletion of users to specific IP addresses for security reasons.

You can set multiple IP addresses, separated by commas.

Example: 

  127.0.0.1, 123.123.123.123