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# DROP USER

## Syntax <a href="#synopsis" id="synopsis"></a>

```sql
DROP USER 'email_address';
```

## Description <a href="#description" id="description"></a>

Drops a user from the organization.

Only a [role](/overview/core-concepts/access-control.md#_role) with the [MANAGE\_MEMBERS](/overview/core-concepts/access-control.md#_privilege) privilege can drop a user.

### Arguments

#### email\_address

The email address of the user to drop from the current organization.

## Examples <a href="#example" id="example"></a>

#### Drop a User

The following drops the user with email `delta@deltastream.io`:

```sh
demodb.public/demostore# SHOW USERS;
+-------------+--------------+-------------+----------------------+------------+
|  Given Name |  Family Name |  Is Current |  Email               |  Locale    |
+=============+==============+=============+======================+============+
| Delta       | Stream       | false       | delta@deltastream.io | en         |
+-------------+--------------+-------------+----------------------+------------+
| Admin       | Stream       | true        | admin@deltastream.io | en         |
+-------------+--------------+-------------+----------------------+------------+
demodb.public/demostore# DROP USER 'delta@deltastream.io';
+------------+----------------------+------------+------------------------------------------+
|  Type      |  Name                |  Command   |  Summary                                 |
+============+======================+============+==========================================+
| user       | delta@deltastream.io | DROP       | user delta@deltastream.io was dropped    |
|            |                      |            | from the organization                    |
+------------+----------------------+------------+------------------------------------------+
```