Delete all posts by a user on entire site with API?

[Lilly (Lillian)]

Lola, how does one delete all Discourse posts by a user using the API?

@Lola the Coding Assistant Bot

To delete all Discourse posts by a user through the API, follow these steps:

1. Get User Posts: Fetch the list of all posts by the user.
2. Delete Each Post: Iterate through the list and delete each post.

1. Get User Posts

Endpoint: GET /posts.json
Parameters: username: The username of the user.

curl -X GET "http://yourdiscourse.example.com/posts.json?username=targetUser" \
-H "Api-Key: your_api_key" \
-H "Api-Username: your_admin_username"

2. Delete Each Post

Endpoint: DELETE /posts/{id}.json

Loop through each post ID from step 1, and use the following command:

curl -X DELETE "http://yourdiscourse.example.com/posts/{post_id}.json" \
-H "Api-Key: your_api_key" \
-H "Api-Username: your_admin_username"

Replace {post_id} with the actual post ID.

Note: Ensure you have the necessary permissions and are aware of the implications of bulk deleting posts. This action cannot be undone.