# Setting: `user_account_deletion_delay_days`

- **Constant:** `ConfigInterface::USER_ACCOUNT_DELETION_DELAY_DAYS`
- **Category:** `security`
- **Type:** `text`
- **Required:** yes
- **Sensitive:** no
- **Validation:** `required|string|max:10`
- **Placeholder / default hint:** `7`

## Description

Days to wait before hard-deleting when mode is delayed (1-365)

## Allowed options

_Free-form / no fixed options_

## Change via CLI

```bash
featherpanel saas getsetting user_account_deletion_delay_days
featherpanel saas setsetting user_account_deletion_delay_days "<value>"
```

## Change via API

```http
PATCH /api/admin/settings
Content-Type: application/json

{ "user_account_deletion_delay_days": "<value>" }
```