---
title: Delete
description: To delete a single resource, perform an HTTP DELETE by its case-sensitive identifier (_id) and accept a JSON response:
component: pingidm
version: 8.1
page_id: pingidm::crest/crest-delete
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingidm/8.1/crest/crest-delete.html
keywords: ["Rest", "REST API", "JSON"]
---

# Delete

To delete a single resource, perform an HTTP DELETE by its case-sensitive identifier (`_id`) and accept a JSON response:

```http
DELETE /users/some-id HTTP/1.1
Host: example.com
Accept: application/json
```

Parameters

You can use the following parameters:

* `_prettyPrint=true`

  Format the body of the response.

- `_fields=field[,field...]`

  Return only the specified fields in the body of the response.

  The `field` values are JSON pointers. For example if the resource is `{"parent":{"child":"value"}}`, `parent/child` refers to the `"child":"value"`.

  If the `field` is left blank, the server returns all default values.