Deleting Users

Article Number:020227

Delete a user from Kintone.

Deleting User Individually

This section describes how to delete users one by one.

  1. Check "What Happens to Data When a User Is Deleted".

    • If there is no problem with deleting the user
      Proceed to Step 2.

    • If you prohibit the users from accessing Kintone, not deleting them
      Perform the operations below.
      Deactivating Users
  2. Click gear shaped administration menu icon in the header.

  3. Click Users & System Administration.
    Accessing Kintone Users & System Administration

  4. Click Departments & Users.
    Screenshot: "Departments & Users" is highlighted

  5. Enter a display name or a login name of the user in the search box to search the target user.
    You can also expand the department tree and select the target user.

  6. Click Edit icon for the user.
    Screenshot: how to find a target user and click the edit icon of the user

  7. Click Delete User Account.
    Screenshot: "Delete User Account" is highlighted

  8. Click PERMANENTLY DELETE USER ACCOUNT on the confirmation screen.
    Screenshot: "PERMANENTLY DELETE USER ACCOUNT" is highlighted

Deleting Multiple Users in Bulk

This section describes how to delete multiple users in bulk.

  1. Check "What Happens to Data When a User Is Deleted".

    • If there is no problem with deleting the user
      Proceed to Step 2.

    • If you prohibit the users from accessing Kintone, not deleting them
      Perform the operations below.
      Deactivating Users
  2. Click gear shaped administration menu icon in the header.

  3. Click Users & System Administration.
    Accessing Kintone Users & System Administration

  4. Click Delete Users.
    Screenshot: "Delete Users" is highlighted

  5. Enter a display name or a login name of the user in the search box to search the target user. You can also expand the department tree and select the target user.

  6. Select users you want to delete.
    You can select multiple items.
    Screenshot: Selecting target users

  7. Click Add.
    Screenshot: "New" is highlighted
    The users selected in Step 6 are displayed in "Users to Be Deleted".
    Screenshot: Target users are displayed in the "Users to Be Deleted" section

  8. Click Delete.

  9. Click PERMANENTLY DELETE USER ACCOUNTS on the confirmation screen.
    Screenshot: "PERMANENTLY DELETE USER ACCOUNTS" is highlighted