(mass) delete users on a synapse instance

delete-users.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash

USERS=("@some_user:your-server.tld", "@some_other_user:your-server.tld")

set -x
ADMIN_USER="your-admin-user"
PASSWORD="your-admin-password"
SERVER="your-server.tld"
TOKEN=$(curl -XPOST -d "{\"type\":\"m.login.password\", \"user\":\"$ADMIN_USER\", \"password\":\"$PASSWORD\"}" "https://$SERVER/_matrix/client/r0/login" | jq .access_token | sed s/\"//g ) 

for USER in ${USERS[@]}
do
	curl -POST -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" -d '{"erase": true }' "https://$SERVER/_synapse/admin/v1/deactivate/$USER"
done