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issue: 032
title: "Admin delete user via legacy endpoint performs hard delete (findByIdAndDelete) instead of soft delete"
severity: major
domain: User Management
status: resolved
resolved: 2026-05-29
fix: "Changed findByIdAndDelete to findByIdAndUpdate({ status: 'deleted' }) in legacy admin delete route in userRoutes.ts."
labels: [bug, frontend, backend, major, data-integrity]
status: open
created: 2026-05-29
source: Doc vs Code Audit 2026-05-29
---
# 🟠 Admin delete user via legacy endpoint performs hard delete (findByIdAndDelete) instead of soft delete
**Severity:** major
**Domain:** User Management
**Labels:** bug, frontend, backend, major, data-integrity
## Description
Frontend deleteUser function calls the legacy /users/admin/:id DELETE route which performs findByIdAndDelete (hard delete). The new controller at /api/user/admin/:userId performs a soft delete (status='deleted'). The frontend comment says 'soft delete' but calls the hard-delete route. User records and all associated data are permanently destroyed.
## Current Behavior
Admin 'delete user' action permanently destroys the user record from the database via findByIdAndDelete.
## Expected Behavior
Frontend should call the new controller endpoint /api/user/admin/:userId for soft delete, or the legacy route should be updated to perform a soft delete.
## Affected Files
- `frontend/src/actions/user.ts`
- `frontend/src/lib/axios.ts`
## References
- [Doc vs Code Audit Report](../09%20-%20Audits/Doc%20vs%20Code%20Audit%20Report%20-%202026-05-29.md)