Amazon Cognito #X Amz Target=AWSCognitoIdentityProviderService.DeleteUser API

The #X Amz Target=AWSCognitoIdentityProviderService.DeleteUser API from Amazon Cognito — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=awscognitoidentityproviderservice.deleteuser.

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Identity & Access Management BC-620.20

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POST /#X-Amz-Target=AWSCognitoIdentityProviderService.DeleteUser Amazon Cognito Delete User #

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amazon-cognito-x-amz-target-awscognitoidentityproviderservice-deleteuser-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  version: '2016-04-18'
  x-release: v4
  title: 'Amazon Cognito Identity Provider #X Amz…'
  description: With the Amazon Cognito user pools API, you can set up user pools and app clients, and authenticate users.
  x-logo:
    url: https://twitter.com/awscloud/profile_image?size=original
    backgroundColor: '#FFFFFF'
  termsOfService: https://aws.amazon.com/service-terms/
  contact:
    name: Mike Ralphson
    email: mike.ralphson@gmail.com
    url: https://github.com/mermade/aws2openapi
    x-twitter: PermittedSoc
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0 License
    url: http://www.apache.org/licenses/
  x-providerName: amazonaws.com
  x-serviceName: cognito-idp
  x-origin:
  - contentType: application/json
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aws/aws-sdk-js/master/apis/cognito-idp-2016-04-18.normal.json
    converter:
      url: https://github.com/mermade/aws2openapi
      version: 1.0.0
    x-apisguru-driver: external
  x-apiClientRegistration:
    url: https://portal.aws.amazon.com/gp/aws/developer/registration/index.html?nc2=h_ct
  x-apisguru-categories:
  - cloud
  x-preferred: true
servers:
- url: http://cognito-idp.{region}.amazonaws.com
  variables:
    region:
      description: The AWS region
      enum:
      - us-east-1
      - us-east-2
      - us-west-1
      - us-west-2
      - us-gov-west-1
      - us-gov-east-1
      - ca-central-1
      - eu-north-1
      - eu-west-1
      - eu-west-2
      - eu-west-3
      - eu-central-1
      - eu-south-1
      - af-south-1
      - ap-northeast-1
      - ap-northeast-2
      - ap-northeast-3
      - ap-southeast-1
      - ap-southeast-2
      - ap-east-1
      - ap-south-1
      - sa-east-1
      - me-south-1
      default: us-east-1
  description: The Amazon Cognito Identity Provider multi-region endpoint
- url: https://cognito-idp.{region}.amazonaws.com
  variables:
    region:
      description: The AWS region
      enum:
      - us-east-1
      - us-east-2
      - us-west-1
      - us-west-2
      - us-gov-west-1
      - us-gov-east-1
      - ca-central-1
      - eu-north-1
      - eu-west-1
      - eu-west-2
      - eu-west-3
      - eu-central-1
      - eu-south-1
      - af-south-1
      - ap-northeast-1
      - ap-northeast-2
      - ap-northeast-3
      - ap-southeast-1
      - ap-southeast-2
      - ap-east-1
      - ap-south-1
      - sa-east-1
      - me-south-1
      default: us-east-1
  description: The Amazon Cognito Identity Provider multi-region endpoint
- url: http://cognito-idp.{region}.amazonaws.com.cn
  variables:
    region:
      description: The AWS region
      enum:
      - cn-north-1
      - cn-northwest-1
      default: cn-north-1
  description: The Amazon Cognito Identity Provider endpoint for China (Beijing) and China (Ningxia)
- url: https://cognito-idp.{region}.amazonaws.com.cn
  variables:
    region:
      description: The AWS region
      enum:
      - cn-north-1
      - cn-northwest-1
      default: cn-north-1
  description: The Amazon Cognito Identity Provider endpoint for China (Beijing) and China (Ningxia)
security:
- hmac: []
tags:
- name: '#X Amz Target=AWSCognitoIdentityProviderService.DeleteUser'
paths:
  /#X-Amz-Target=AWSCognitoIdentityProviderService.DeleteUser:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/X-Amz-Content-Sha256'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/X-Amz-Date'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/X-Amz-Algorithm'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/X-Amz-Credential'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/X-Amz-Security-Token'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/X-Amz-Signature'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/X-Amz-SignedHeaders'
    post:
      operationId: DeleteUser
      description: 'Allows a user to delete their own user profile.


        Amazon Cognito doesn''t evaluate Identity and Access Management (IAM) policies in requests for this API operation. For this operation, you can''t use IAM credentials to authorize requests, and you can''t grant IAM permissions in policies. For more information about authorization models in Amazon Cognito, see Using the Amazon Cognito native and OIDC APIs.'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
        '480':
          description: ResourceNotFoundException
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ResourceNotFoundException'
              examples:
                DeleteUser480Example:
                  summary: Default DeleteUser 480 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value: example
        '481':
          description: InvalidParameterException
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/InvalidParameterException'
              examples:
                DeleteUser481Example:
                  summary: Default DeleteUser 481 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value: example
        '482':
          description: NotAuthorizedException
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/NotAuthorizedException'
              examples:
                DeleteUser482Example:
                  summary: Default DeleteUser 482 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value: example
        '483':
          description: TooManyRequestsException
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/TooManyRequestsException'
              examples:
                DeleteUser483Example:
                  summary: Default DeleteUser 483 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value: example
        '484':
          description: PasswordResetRequiredException
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PasswordResetRequiredException'
              examples:
                DeleteUser484Example:
                  summary: Default DeleteUser 484 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value: example
        '485':
          description: UserNotFoundException
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/UserNotFoundException'
              examples:
                DeleteUser485Example:
                  summary: Default DeleteUser 485 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value: example
        '486':
          description: UserNotConfirmedException
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/UserNotConfirmedException'
              examples:
                DeleteUser486Example:
                  summary: Default DeleteUser 486 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value: example
        '487':
          description: InternalErrorException
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/InternalErrorException'
              examples:
                DeleteUser487Example:
                  summary: Default DeleteUser 487 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value: example
        '488':
          description: ForbiddenException
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ForbiddenException'
              examples:
                DeleteUser488Example:
                  summary: Default DeleteUser 488 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value: example
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/DeleteUserRequest'
      parameters:
      - name: X-Amz-Target
        in: header
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - AWSCognitoIdentityProviderService.DeleteUser
      summary: Amazon Cognito Delete User
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
      tags:
      - '#X Amz Target=AWSCognitoIdentityProviderService.DeleteUser'
components:
  schemas:
    TokenModelType:
      type: string
      pattern: '[A-Za-z0-9-_=.]+'
      format: password
    DeleteUserRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - AccessToken
      title: DeleteUserRequest
      properties:
        AccessToken:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/TokenModelType'
          - description: A valid access token that Amazon Cognito issued to the user whose user profile you want to delete.
      description: Represents the request to delete a user.
    UserNotConfirmedException: {}
    ForbiddenException: {}
    TooManyRequestsException: {}
    InternalErrorException: {}
    UserNotFoundException: {}
    InvalidParameterException: {}
    NotAuthorizedException: {}
    ResourceNotFoundException: {}
    PasswordResetRequiredException: {}
  parameters:
    X-Amz-Signature:
      name: X-Amz-Signature
      in: header
      schema:
        type: string
      required: false
    X-Amz-Security-Token:
      name: X-Amz-Security-Token
      in: header
      schema:
        type: string
      required: false
    X-Amz-Credential:
      name: X-Amz-Credential
      in: header
      schema:
        type: string
      required: false
    X-Amz-Algorithm:
      name: X-Amz-Algorithm
      in: header
      schema:
        type: string
      required: false
    X-Amz-SignedHeaders:
      name: X-Amz-SignedHeaders
      in: header
      schema:
        type: string
      required: false
    X-Amz-Date:
      name: X-Amz-Date
      in: header
      schema:
        type: string
      required: false
    X-Amz-Content-Sha256:
      name: X-Amz-Content-Sha256
      in: header
      schema:
        type: string
      required: false
  securitySchemes:
    hmac:
      type: apiKey
      name: Authorization
      in: header
      description: Amazon Signature authorization v4
      x-amazon-apigateway-authtype: awsSigv4
externalDocs:
  description: Amazon Web Services documentation
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cognito-idp/
x-hasEquivalentPaths: true