GT-ADMIN-USER-DELETE(1) gitea-cli Manual GT-ADMIN-USER-DELETE(1)

gt-admin-user-delete - Delete an account

gt admin user delete <username> [flags]

Delete an account. Gitea refuses while the user owns repositories or organizations, unless --purge deletes the account with everything it owns.

-h, --help[=false] help for delete

--purge[=false] Also delete the user's repositories, packages, organization memberships and the organizations they solely own

--debug[=false] Log the method, URL, status, and duration of each HTTP request to stderr

--host="" Gitea instance URL, including any base path

--interactive[=false] Allow prompts with machine output

--no-input[=false] Disable prompts and implicit editor/browser interactions

--sudo="" Perform API requests as this user (requires an administrator account)

--user="" Account name on the selected instance

-y, --yes[=false] Accept confirmations without prompting

$ gt admin user delete spammer
# also delete the user's repositories, packages and organization memberships (and organizations they solely own)
$ gt admin user delete spammer --purge

gt-admin-user(1)

Nov 2026 gitea-cli