---
title: Delete a user
description: Use InfluxDB 3 Explorer to delete a user from an InfluxDB 3 Enterprise server and immediately revoke the user’s access.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb3/explorer/manage-users/delete/
estimated_tokens: 563
product: InfluxDB 3 Explorer
version: explorer
publisher: InfluxData
canonical: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb3/explorer/manage-users/delete/
date: '2026-11-10T13:23:24+05:30'
lastmod: '2026-11-10T13:23:24+05:30'
---

* Explorer v1.11+
* InfluxDB 3 Enterprise v3.12+

> [!Important]
> #### How you install Explorer depends on your InfluxDB 3 server
>
> Starting with InfluxDB 3 Enterprise v3.11, Explorer is included with
> the server and runs as WebAssembly (WASM)–there’s no separate
> container to install. Docker is required for InfluxDB 3 Core and
> Enterprise earlier than v3.11, and remains an option for later
> Enterprise releases. See[Install Explorer](/influxdb3/explorer/install/) to find the
> instructions for your server.

> [!Warning]
> #### Deleting a user cannot be undone
>
> You can’t restore a user that you delete in InfluxDB 3 Explorer.

> [!Note]
> You must have the **Admin** role to delete a user.

## What deletion does

When you delete a user:

* The user loses access immediately.
  Any session that the user has open stops working.
* Explorer deletes the dashboards, connections, saved queries, and query
  history of the user.
  Other users, including administrators, can’t open them.

If you add a user with the same username again, the new user starts without
any Explorer data.

> [!Note]
> In Explorer v1.11.0, the confirmation dialog says that the dashboards and
> history of the user are kept.
> Explorer deletes them in every v1.11 release.

## Delete a user

1. Navigate to **Security** \> **Manage Users**.
2. In the **Actions** column, click the menu for the user, and then select**Delete user**.
3. In the confirmation dialog, click the **Delete** button that names the
   user–for example, **Delete Jane Smith**.
   To cancel, click **Keep User**.

## Restrictions

* You can’t delete the only administrator.
  Assign the **Admin** role to another user first.
  See[Change the roles of a user](/influxdb3/explorer/manage-users/update/#change-the-roles-of-a-user).
* If you delete your own user, your session ends immediately.
  Only another administrator, or someone with the operator token, can give
  you access again.

#### Related

* [Authentication](/influxdb3/explorer/authentication/)
* [Manage users and authentication in InfluxDB 3 Enterprise](/influxdb3/enterprise/admin/security/manage-users/)
* [Role-based access control (RBAC) in InfluxDB 3 Enterprise](/influxdb3/enterprise/reference/internals/rbac/)