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title: "Deleting a Person"
slug: "deleting-a-person"
updated: 2026-04-29T15:13:02Z
published: 2026-04-29T15:13:02Z
canonical: "docs.avontus.com/deleting-a-person"
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> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Deleting a Person

You may need to delete a person. Note that a person cannot be deleted if they are in use, this includes dismantled Scaffolds and Requests. You will need to [delete any completed Requests](https://docs.avontus.com/docs/deleting-a-request), [Scaffolds](https://docs.avontus.com/docs/deleting-a-scaffold) or Activities that the user is assigned to before you can delete a user. It may be beneficial to edit a user with a new name or email rather than deleting every Request or Scaffold assigned to the previous user.

1. From the **Map** screen, click **People** in the left-hand menu  
 ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/image-1777475527563.png)
2. In the **People** screen select a user and click **Delete**  
**![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/image-1777475565709.png)**
3. Click **Yes, Delete** to confirm the deletion of this user  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/2c8b3eab-2950-4f3b-83c9-bbd0327ae984.png)  
The user will be deleted unless they are assigned to a request or scaffold even if the scaffold has been dismantled and rejected.  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/4f2a1012-bdb2-4c4d-b836-15df72c6a875.png)