--- search: tags: - employees - DELETE seo: description: >- Soft deletes an employee and the associated user account. The employee is… Reference for the DELETE /employees/{id} endpoint in the Leadtime Public API API. sidebar: badge: DELETE label: Delete employee title: Delete employee type: openapi-operation --- Soft deletes an employee and the associated user account. The employee is not permanently removed from the database, but marked as deleted with anonymized data. **What happens when deleting an employee:** 1. Employee record is marked as deleted 2. Associated user account is also marked as deleted 3. Personal data is anonymized for privacy: - firstName and lastName are set to "Deleted User" - Email is anonymized - Other personal information is cleared 4. Billing is automatically recalculated to reflect the removal 5. The employee will no longer appear in employee lists or grids **Note:** This is a soft delete operation. The employee data remains in the database but is anonymized and hidden. This operation cannot be undone. Returns 404 if the employee does not exist.