# Deactivate a user

De-activate the user identified by the `user_id` path parameter.
Deactivated users cannot log in or execute any operations with their credentials.
This operations is not final and a user can be re-activated using the userActivate operation. Note that another active user would need to log in so as to re-activate the de-activated user.
Required user role: `ADMIN`

Endpoint: POST /v1/users/{user_id}/deactivate
Version: v1
Security: apiKey, authToken

## Path parameters:

  - `user_id` (string, required)
    The unique identifier for the user.

## Header parameters:

  - `idempotency-ref` (string)
    A unique call reference generated by the caller that, taking into consideration the payload as well as the operation itself, helps avoid duplicate operations. Idempotency reference uniqueness is maintained for at least 24 hours.

## Response 400 fields (application/json):

  - `message` (string)
    When present helps to identify and fix the problem.

  - `syntaxErrors` (object)
    Is returned as part of an HTTP error response whenever a syntax error is detected. A list of the fields together with their syntax error will be provided.

  - `syntaxErrors.invalidFields` (array)

  - `syntaxErrors.invalidFields.params` (array)

  - `syntaxErrors.invalidFields.fieldName` (string)

  - `syntaxErrors.invalidFields.error` (string)
    Enum: "REQUIRED", "HAS_TEXT", "REQUIRES", "SIZE", "RANGE", "IN", "NOT_IN", "REGEX", "EXACTLY", "AT_LEAST", "AT_MOST", "ALL_OR_NONE"

## Response 403 fields (application/json):

  - `errorCode` (string)
    Enum: "INSUFFICIENT_PERMISSIONS"

## Response 404 fields (application/json):

  - `code` (string)

  - `message` (string)

## Response 409 fields (application/json):

  - `errorCode` (string)
    Enum: "IDEMPOTENT_REQUEST_IN_PROGRESS"

## Response default fields (application/json):

  - `code` (string)

  - `message` (string)