# Disconnecting entities To disconnect a user from other data, perform a DELETE operation against the same endpoint at which you posted to create the connection. ## Request syntax Disconnect by UUID curl -X DELETE https://api.usergrid.com////// Disconnect by 'name' property curl -X DELETE https://api.usergrid.com/////// Parameters Parameter Description --------- ----------- org Organization UUID or organization name app Application UUID or application name connecting_collection Name or UUID of the collection of the connecting entity. connecting_entity Name or UUID of the connecting entity. relationship Type of connection being created (e.g., likes) connected_collection Name or UUID of the collection of the entity being connected to. connected_entity Name or UUID of the entity being connected to. If the connecting entity is a 'user' entity, the 'username' should be used rather than the 'name'. 'connected_collection' is not required if the entity being connected to is specified by its UUID.Parameter Example request curl -X DELETE https://api.usergrid.com/your-org/your-app/users/Arthur/likes/users/Ford Example response { "action" : "delete", "application" : "k88dh4f-a166-11e2-a7f7-02e81adcf3d0", "params" : { }, "path" : "/users/58606d0a-cfed-11e3-a694-dbf5228024a7/likes", "uri" : "https://api.usergrid.com/your-org/your-app/users/58606d0a-cfed-11e3-a694-dbf5228024a7/likes", "entities" : [ { "uuid" : "5bcc47ca-cfed-11e3-8bde-a7e008061e10", "type" : "user", "created" : 1398810410556, "modified" : 1398810410556, "username" : "Ford", "activated" : true, "metadata" : { "connecting" : { "likes" : "/users/58606d0a-cfed-11e3-a694-dbf5228024a7/likes/5bcc47ca-cfed-11e3-8bde-a7e008061e10/connecting/likes" }, "path" : "/users/58606d0a-cfed-11e3-a694-dbf5228024a7/likes/5bcc47ca-cfed-11e3-8bde-a7e008061e10", "sets" : { "rolenames" : "/users/58606d0a-cfed-11e3-a694-dbf5228024a7/likes/5bcc47ca-cfed-11e3-8bde-a7e008061e10/roles", "permissions" : "/users/58606d0a-cfed-11e3-a694-dbf5228024a7/likes/5bcc47ca-cfed-11e3-8bde-a7e008061e10/permissions" }, "connections" : { "friends" : "/users/58606d0a-cfed-11e3-a694-dbf5228024a7/likes/5bcc47ca-cfed-11e3-8bde-a7e008061e10/friends", "likes" : "/users/58606d0a-cfed-11e3-a694-dbf5228024a7/likes/5bcc47ca-cfed-11e3-8bde-a7e008061e10/likes" }, "collections" : { "activities" : "/users/58606d0a-cfed-11e3-a694-dbf5228024a7/likes/5bcc47ca-cfed-11e3-8bde-a7e008061e10/activities", "devices" : "/users/58606d0a-cfed-11e3-a694-dbf5228024a7/likes/5bcc47ca-cfed-11e3-8bde-a7e008061e10/devices", "feed" : "/users/58606d0a-cfed-11e3-a694-dbf5228024a7/likes/5bcc47ca-cfed-11e3-8bde-a7e008061e10/feed", "groups" : "/users/58606d0a-cfed-11e3-a694-dbf5228024a7/likes/5bcc47ca-cfed-11e3-8bde-a7e008061e10/groups", "roles" : "/users/58606d0a-cfed-11e3-a694-dbf5228024a7/likes/5bcc47ca-cfed-11e3-8bde-a7e008061e10/roles", "following" : "/users/58606d0a-cfed-11e3-a694-dbf5228024a7/likes/5bcc47ca-cfed-11e3-8bde-a7e008061e10/following", "followers" : "/users/58606d0a-cfed-11e3-a694-dbf5228024a7/likes/5bcc47ca-cfed-11e3-8bde-a7e008061e10/followers" } } } ], "timestamp" : 1398962837195, "duration" : 85, "organization" : "your-org", "applicationName" : "your-app" }