# User DELETE API not working as expected for a sub-account

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/user-delete-api-not-working-as-expected-for-a-sub-account/102048>\
**Category:** Meetings\
**Tags:** api\
**Created:** [January 18, 2024, 7:46am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/user-delete-api-not-working-as-expected-for-a-sub-account/102048 "2024-01-18T07:46:07Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 18, 2024, 7:46am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/user-delete-api-not-working-as-expected-for-a-sub-account/102048/1 "2024-01-18T07:46:07Z")

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API - DELETE/User

We are able to successfully create a user and meeting, but while trying to delete it throws 404 user not found.

And after this when we try to create the user, the CREATE user API throws 409 user already exists.

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