Cannot delete users in Bubble (no privacy rules) – 'Unable to complete your request' error

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Hi everyone,

I’m running into an issue when trying to delete users from my database in Bubble.

Even with all privacy rules disabled, I’m unable to delete any user. The workflow runs, but I consistently get the following error message:

“Unable to complete your request. Please contact the application administrator or try again in a few minutes.”

Here are some additional details:

  • The action is triggered from a backend workflow as well as directly from the frontend (same result).

  • No privacy rules are restricting access.

  • The user appears to exist and is correctly referenced in the workflow.

  • No other errors are shown in the debugger besides this generic message.

Has anyone experienced something similar or knows what might be causing this?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

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Can you share screenshots of your settings (privacy and workflow)

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I’ve run into this kind of thing before. A few things to check:

  1. Are there other data types that have a field referencing the User? Bubble sometimes blocks deletion if there are dependent records pointing to that user.
  2. If you’re running this from a backend workflow, make sure the workflow is set to run as admin (ignore privacy rules checkbox is checked).
  3. Try deleting a test user that has zero associated data and see if that goes through — helps narrow down if it’s a dependency issue.

What does your workflow look like step by step? A screenshot would help diagnose further.