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<?php
 /**
 * Plugin Name: WP Delete User API
 * Plugin URI:  https://biggidroid.com
 * Author:      Adeleye Ayodej
 * Author URI:  https://biggidroid.com
 * Description: A plugin to delete user from the database using the WordPress API
 * Version:     0.1.0
 * License:     GPL-2.0+
 * License URL: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.txt
 * text-domain: ade-wp-delete-user-api
 */
 
 // Exit if accessed directly.
 if (!defined('ABSPATH')) {
 exit;
 }
 
 //define api init
 add_action('rest_api_init', 'ade_delete_user_api');
 
 //define api function
 function ade_delete_user_api()
 {
 register_rest_route('adeuser/v1', '/user', array(
 'methods' => 'DELETE',
 'callback' => 'ade_delete_user_api_callback'
 ));
 }
 
 //define api callback function
 function ade_delete_user_api_callback(WP_REST_Request $request)
 {
 $user_email = $request->get_param('email');
 $user = get_user_by('email', $user_email);
 if (!$user) {
 return new WP_Error('no_user', 'Invalid user ID', array('status' => 404));
 }
 //require once
 require_once(ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/includes/user.php');
 wp_delete_user($user->ID);
 return new WP_REST_Response('User deleted', 200);
 }
 
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