# Remove department member

Remove a user from a department.

Removes a user from the specified department. The user remains a member of the organization but is no longer associated with this department.

#### Path Parameters

**`organization_id`** string required

The unique identifier of the organization (format: `org_*`).

**`department_id`** string required

The unique identifier of the department (format: `dept_*`).

**`user_id`** string required

The unique identifier of the user to remove (format: `usr_*`).

## Returns

No content. Returns a `204 No Content` status code on success.

Request

```bash cURL
curl -X DELETE https://api.aitronos.com/v1/organizations/org_xyz789/departments/dept_abc123/members/usr_def456 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $ACCESS_TOKEN"
```


```python Python SDK
from aitronos import Aitronos

client = Aitronos(api_key="your-api-key")

# Department endpoints coming to SDK soon
# client.departments.remove_member(
#     organization_id="org_xyz789",
#     department_id="dept_abc123",
#     user_id="usr_def456",
# )
```


```python Python
import requests

org_id = "org_xyz789"
dept_id = "dept_abc123"
user_id = "usr_def456"
url = f"https://api.aitronos.com/v1/organizations/{org_id}/departments/{dept_id}/members/{user_id}"
headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN"}

response = requests.delete(url, headers=headers)
print(response.status_code)  # 204
```


```javascript JavaScript
const orgId = "org_xyz789";
const deptId = "dept_abc123";
const userId = "usr_def456";

const response = await fetch(
  `https://api.aitronos.com/v1/organizations/${orgId}/departments/${deptId}/members/${userId}`,
  {
    method: "DELETE",
    headers: { "Authorization": `Bearer ${accessToken}` },
  }
);

console.log(response.status); // 204
```

Response

```json 204 No Content
// No response body
```


```json 404 Error
{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "DEPARTMENT_MEMBERSHIP_NOT_FOUND",
    "message": "The specified user is not a member of this department.",
    "system_message": "Department membership not found",
    "type": "client_error",
    "status": 404,
    "details": {
      "user_id": "usr_def456",
      "department_id": "dept_abc123"
    },
    "trace_id": "abc-123-def",
    "timestamp": "2025-11-02T08:21:45Z"
  }
}
```

## Related Resources

- [Get Department Tree](/docs/api-reference/departments/tree)
- [List Departments](/docs/api-reference/departments/list)
- [Retrieve Department](/docs/api-reference/departments/retrieve)
- [Create Department](/docs/api-reference/departments/create)
- [Update Department](/docs/api-reference/departments/update)
- [Reparent Department](/docs/api-reference/departments/reparent)
- [Delete Department](/docs/api-reference/departments/delete)
- [List Department Members](/docs/api-reference/departments/list-members)
- [Add Department Member](/docs/api-reference/departments/add-member)
- [Department Object](/docs/api-reference/objects/department-object)