Salesforce does NOT allow deleting users on a permanent basis. However, in order to restrict users’ access, owners can deactivate or remove users’ license. One of the reasons of why you can’t delete users from Salesforce is, because users may own RECORDS, deleting them permanently becomes technically impossible.
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How to delete records permanently from Salesforce?
After you persist records in the database, you can delete those records using the delete operation. Deleted records aren’t deleted permanently from Salesforce, but they are placed in the Recycle Bin for 15 days from where they can be restored.
Is there a way to permanently remove a user details from Salesforce?
Is there a way to Permanently remove a User details from Salesforce? I know that as per all standard Salesforce Docs its mentioned that its only allowed to Deactivate/Freeze a user and not able to Delete/Purge it.
Is it possible to delete/Purge a user in Salesforce?
I know that as per all standard Salesforce Docs its mentioned that its only allowed to Deactivate/Freeze a user and not able to Delete/Purge it. Just checking is there any possibility for this Delete/Purge permanently in any advanced level or something?
What is consumer key and secret in Salesforce?
Consumer key and secret (If you are using the Salesforce connector to access an OAuth API, you also need a consumer key and secret) As a use case we will delete the records from Account object in Salesforce using salesforce connector
How to Delete a User in Salesforce ?
Salesforce does NOT allow deleting users on a permanent basis. However, in order to restrict users’ access, owners can deactivate or remove users’ license. One of the reasons of why you can’t delete users from Salesforce is, because users may own RECORDS, deleting them permanently becomes technically impossible.
Why Delete Users in Salesforce ?
User Accounts may affect Salesforce Billing or Licenses. Therefore, once you don’t need a user, you would most likely want to deactivate it from a Salesforce organization.
How to Deactivate a User in Salesforce ?
You may find deactivating Salesforce Users in specific products or editions of Salesforce, such as Contact Manager, Group, Professional, Enterprise, Unlimited, Developer, and Database DC editions.
Tips on Deactivating Users in Salesforce
If for some reason, you are not able to deactivate a user in Salesforce, you can proceed to Freeze the user. Later, after you have correctly managed the roles and access levels, you can also deactivate the particular user (s). Freezing a User also limits a user from accessing the Salesforce but doesn’t free up the License.
Summary
You can only deactivate users in Salesforce, as allowing to delete a Salesforce user permanently is not technically possible for Salesforce.