## Remove members

`POST /v1/humanresources/nodes/:id/members/remove`

Removes one or more employees from the specified organizational structure node. A single call can remove several members at once — a separate result is returned for each one.

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|----------|-----|:-----:|---------|
| `id` (path) | number | yes | Identifier of the node members are removed from. List of identifiers: `GET /v1/humanresources/nodes?type=DEPARTMENT` |

## Request body fields

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|------|-----|:-----:|---------|
| `userIds` | array | yes | Identifiers of the employees to remove. Node membership: `GET /v1/humanresources/nodes/:id` (the `members` array) |

## Examples

### curl — personal key

```bash
curl -X POST "https://vibecode.bitrix24.com/v1/humanresources/nodes/23/members/remove" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{ "userIds": [42, 108] }'
```

### curl — OAuth application

```bash
curl -X POST "https://vibecode.bitrix24.com/v1/humanresources/nodes/23/members/remove" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_APP_KEY" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer USER_SESSION_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{ "userIds": [42, 108] }'
```

### JavaScript — personal key

```javascript
const res = await fetch('https://vibecode.bitrix24.com/v1/humanresources/nodes/23/members/remove', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'X-Api-Key': 'YOUR_API_KEY',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({ userIds: [42, 108] }),
})

const { success, data } = await res.json()
console.log('Removed:', data.removed.length, '— failed:', data.failed.length)
```

### JavaScript — OAuth application

```javascript
const res = await fetch('https://vibecode.bitrix24.com/v1/humanresources/nodes/23/members/remove', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'X-Api-Key': 'YOUR_APP_KEY',
    'Authorization': 'Bearer USER_SESSION_TOKEN',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({ userIds: [42, 108] }),
})

const { success, data } = await res.json()
```

## Response fields

| Field | Type | Description |
|------|-----|---------|
| `success` | boolean | Always `true` on success |
| `data.removed` | array | Identifiers of the successfully removed employees |
| `data.failed` | array | Employees that could not be removed |
| `data.failed[].userId` | number | Identifier of the employee that remained in the node |
| `data.failed[].reason` | string | Reason the employee was not removed |

## Response example

All specified employees removed:

```json
{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "removed": [42, 108],
    "failed": []
  }
}
```

Some employees could not be removed — each one lands in `failed` with a reason:

```json
{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "removed": [42],
    "failed": [
      {
        "userId": 108,
        "reason": "An employee cannot be removed from their primary department."
      }
    ]
  }
}
```

## Error response example

400 — non-numeric `id` in the path:

```json
{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "INVALID_PARAMS",
    "message": "id must be a positive integer"
  }
}
```

## Errors

| HTTP | Code | Description |
|------|-----|---------|
| 400 | `INVALID_PARAMS` | Non-numeric `id` in the path — `id must be a positive integer` |
| 404 | `NOT_FOUND` | Unknown verb in the path after `members/`. The message lists the allowed ones: `move`, `remove`, `add`, `set` |
| 403 | `SCOPE_DENIED` | The key is missing the `humanresources` scope |
| 401 | `TOKEN_MISSING` | The API key has no Bitrix24 tokens configured |

Full list of common API errors — [Errors](/docs/errors).

## Known specifics

**The response is always `success: true`, even if no one was removed.** Some employees may land in `failed` with a rejection reason — for example, an employee cannot be removed from their primary department. Check the `removed` and `failed` arrays, not just the response code.

## See also

- [Add members](/docs/humanresources/members/add)
- [Move members](/docs/humanresources/members/move)
- [Replace membership](/docs/humanresources/members/set)
- [Node members](/docs/humanresources/members)