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Membership method needed in order to delete the user according to his provideruserkey. There are two overloads for the membership.deleteuser method but none of them accepts object provideruserkey as a parameter
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Hi — easiest reliable way: resolve the username from the providerUserKey, then call DeleteUser with that username.

Use the providerUserKey to fetch the MembershipUser, check for null, then delete. For example:

MembershipUser user = Membership.GetUser(providerUserKey);
if (user != null)
{
    Membership.DeleteUser(user.UserName, true); // true if you want to remove related data
}

Notes and troubleshooting

  • For the default SqlMembershipProvider the providerUserKey is typically a GUID (the user id). Make sure you pass the correct type when you call GetUser.
  • If your custom provider does not expose a providerUserKey overload, call Membership.Provider.GetUser(providerUserKey, false) or map the id to a username via a read-only lookup of the membership tables (avoid direct deletes in the DB).
  • Always check for null before deleting and consider the impact of the deleteAllRelatedData flag (it can cascade and be expensive).
  • Test in a non-production environment and back up the data before bulk or automated deletes.

If you post the provider type (SqlMembershipProvider or custom) and an example providerUserKey value, I can tailor the exact lookup code or SQL to map id -> username.

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