curl -X POST "https://mail.example.com/api/v1/delete/mailbox" -H "X-API-Key: $MAILCOW_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"items":["jane@example.com"]}'

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curl -X POST "https://mail.example.com/api/v1/delete/mailbox" -H "X-API-Key: $MAILCOW_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"items":["jane@example.com"]}'

Delete a mailbox and its maildir via the API

The items array names the mailboxes to remove, and deletion also schedules the user's maildir for garbage collection. This is permanent: mail is unrecoverable once the maildir is purged. Export the account with IMAP or backup the vmail target first.
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