`disableUserMFA()`

Parameters
Example
Backend API (BAPI) endpoint

Disable all of a user's MFA methods (e.g. OTP sent via SMS, TOTP on their authenticator app) at once. Returns a User object.

function disableUserMFA(userId: string): Promise<User>

Parameters

Name
userId
Type
string
Description
The ID of the user to disable MFA for.

Example

Note

Importing clerkClient varies based on your framework. Refer to the Backend SDK overview for usage details, including guidance on how to access the userId and other properties.

const userId = 'user_123'

const response = await clerkClient.users.disableUserMFA(userId)

Backend API (BAPI) endpoint

This method in the SDK is a wrapper around the BAPI endpoint DELETE/users/{user_id}/mfa. See the BAPI reference for more information.

Last updated on Jul 1, 2025