## DeleteAccount

`client.accounts.delete(AccountDeleteParamsbody, RequestOptionsoptions?): AccountDeleteResponse`

**post** `/gitpod.v1.AccountService/DeleteAccount`

Deletes an account permanently.

Use this method to:

- Remove unused accounts
- Clean up test accounts
- Complete account deletion requests

The account must not be an active member of any organization.

### Examples

- Delete account:

  Permanently removes an account.

  ```yaml
  accountId: "f53d2330-3795-4c5d-a1f3-453121af9c60"
  ```

### Parameters

- `body: AccountDeleteParams`

  - `accountId: string`

  - `reason?: string | null`

    reason is an optional field for the reason for account deletion

### Returns

- `AccountDeleteResponse = unknown`

### Example

```typescript
import Gitpod from '@gitpod/sdk';

const client = new Gitpod({
  bearerToken: process.env['GITPOD_API_KEY'], // This is the default and can be omitted
});

const account = await client.accounts.delete({ accountId: 'f53d2330-3795-4c5d-a1f3-453121af9c60' });

console.log(account);
```

#### Response

```json
{}
```