# Remove organization membership for a user

From **GitHub v3 REST API**.

`DELETE /orgs/{org}/memberships/{username}`

In order to remove a user's membership with an organization, the authenticated user must be an organization owner.

If the specified user is an active member of the organization, this will remove them from the organization. If the specified user has been invited to the organization, this will cancel their invitation. The specified user will receive an email notification in both cases.

## Parameters

### `org`

- Location: path
- Required: true
- Type: `string`

### `username`

- Location: path
- Required: true
- Type: `string`

## Responses

### `204`

Response

### `403`

Forbidden

### `application/json`

- Type: `object`

Basic Error

```json
{"description":"Basic Error","properties":{"documentation_url":{"type":"string"},"message":{"type":"string"},"status":{"type":"string"},"url":{"type":"string"}},"title":"Basic Error","type":"object"}
```

### `404`

Resource not found

### `application/json`

- Type: `object`

Basic Error

```json
{"description":"Basic Error","properties":{"documentation_url":{"type":"string"},"message":{"type":"string"},"status":{"type":"string"},"url":{"type":"string"}},"title":"Basic Error","type":"object"}
```

## Request examples

### cURL

```shell
curl --request DELETE \
  --url {protocol}://{hostname}/api/v3/orgs/{org}/memberships/{username}
```