AWS SDK Version 3 for .NET
API Reference

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Deletes the specified IAM user. Unlike the Amazon Web Services Management Console, when you delete a user programmatically, you must delete the items attached to the user manually, or the deletion fails. For more information, see Deleting an IAM user. Before attempting to delete a user, remove the following items:

Note:

For .NET Core this operation is only available in asynchronous form. Please refer to DeleteUserAsync.

Namespace: Amazon.IdentityManagement
Assembly: AWSSDK.IdentityManagement.dll
Version: 3.x.y.z

Syntax

C#
public abstract DeleteUserResponse DeleteUser(
         DeleteUserRequest request
)

Parameters

request
Type: Amazon.IdentityManagement.Model.DeleteUserRequest

Container for the necessary parameters to execute the DeleteUser service method.

Return Value


The response from the DeleteUser service method, as returned by IdentityManagementService.

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
ConcurrentModificationException The request was rejected because multiple requests to change this object were submitted simultaneously. Wait a few minutes and submit your request again.
DeleteConflictException The request was rejected because it attempted to delete a resource that has attached subordinate entities. The error message describes these entities.
LimitExceededException The request was rejected because it attempted to create resources beyond the current Amazon Web Services account limits. The error message describes the limit exceeded.
NoSuchEntityException The request was rejected because it referenced a resource entity that does not exist. The error message describes the resource.
ServiceFailureException The request processing has failed because of an unknown error, exception or failure.

Examples

The following command removes the IAM user named Bob from the current account.

To delete an IAM user


var client = new AmazonIdentityManagementServiceClient();
var response = client.DeleteUser(new DeleteUserRequest 
{
    UserName = "Bob"
});


            

Version Information

.NET Framework:
Supported in: 4.5, 4.0, 3.5

See Also