> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.athenahq.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Remove Organization Member

> Removes a user from your organization. Also cleans up any stray website_members rows for that user across all websites in the organization within a single transaction. Requires a global API key. Cannot remove the API key's owning user, the organization owner, or the last remaining admin.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/openapi.json delete /api/v1/organizations/members/{user_id}
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: AthenaHQ API
  description: >-
    AthenaHQ API provides programmatic access to manage your websites and
    prompts for AI-powered content optimization.
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    email: support@athenahq.ai
servers:
  - url: https://api.athenahq.ai
    description: Production server
security:
  - apiKey: []
tags:
  - name: Basics
    description: Core API operations for managing websites and prompts
  - name: Metrics
    description: Metrics and analytics endpoints for tracking AI visibility
  - name: Billing
    description: Billing and credits endpoints for managing usage
  - name: Team Management
    description: Endpoints for managing team members and invitations
  - name: Groups
    description: Endpoints for managing groups of websites
  - name: Content
    description: >-
      Endpoints for accessing Content Hub data — tabs, tracked URLs, and per-URL
      prompt breakdowns.
  - name: Pitch Workspace
    description: >-
      Endpoints for accessing pitch workspace reports — org-scoped pitch runs
      with competitors, prompts, attributes, and aggregate metrics.
  - name: Knowledge Base
    description: >-
      Endpoints for reading the brand Knowledge Base — approved brand facts and
      the pillars that organize them.
paths:
  /api/v1/organizations/members/{user_id}:
    parameters:
      - name: user_id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        description: The unique identifier of the target user
    delete:
      tags:
        - Team Management
      summary: Remove Organization Member
      description: >-
        Removes a user from your organization. Also cleans up any stray
        website_members rows for that user across all websites in the
        organization within a single transaction. Requires a global API key.
        Cannot remove the API key's owning user, the organization owner, or the
        last remaining admin.
      operationId: removeOrgMember
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Member removed successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  success:
                    type: boolean
                    example: true
                  message:
                    type: string
                    example: User removed from organization
                  websites_affected:
                    type: integer
                    description: >-
                      Number of stray website_members rows that were cleaned up
                      as part of the cascade.
                    example: 0
                required:
                  - success
                  - message
                  - websites_affected
        '400':
          description: Bad request - Invalid user ID format
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - Invalid or missing API key
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '403':
          description: >-
            Forbidden - Not a global key, self-modification, or owner
            modification
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
              examples:
                not_global:
                  value:
                    error: 'Forbidden: global API key required'
                self_modification:
                  value:
                    error: You cannot modify your own membership
                owner_modification:
                  value:
                    error: Cannot modify the organization owner
        '404':
          description: Not found - Organization member does not exist
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
              example:
                error: Organization member not found
        '409':
          description: Conflict - Cannot remove the last remaining admin
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
              example:
                error: Cannot remove the last admin from the organization
        '500':
          description: Internal server error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
      security:
        - apiKey: []
components:
  schemas:
    Error:
      type: object
      description: Error response object
      required:
        - error
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: Error message describing what went wrong
          example: Unauthorized
  securitySchemes:
    apiKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: x-api-key
      description: >-
        API key for authentication. You can create one
        [here](https://app.athenahq.ai/organization?tab=api).

````