diff --git a/docs/synapse/httpapi.rst b/docs/synapse/httpapi.rst
index 928e890e71..5e9b97e61c 100644
--- a/docs/synapse/httpapi.rst
+++ b/docs/synapse/httpapi.rst
@@ -120,6 +120,22 @@ session may then be used to call other HTTP API endpoints as the authenticated u
     *Returns*
         The newly created role dictionary.
 
+/api/v1/auth/delrole
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+*Method*
+    POST
+
+    This API endpoint allows the caller to delete a role from the system.
+
+    *Input*
+        This API expects the following JSON body::
+
+            { "name": "myrole" }
+
+    *Returns*
+        null
+
 /api/v1/auth/user/<id>
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
diff --git a/synapse/lib/cell.py b/synapse/lib/cell.py
index f75c623a42..87ab67e906 100644
--- a/synapse/lib/cell.py
+++ b/synapse/lib/cell.py
@@ -450,6 +450,8 @@ async def fini():
         self.addHttpApi('/api/v1/auth/adduser', s_httpapi.AuthAddUserV1, {'cell': self})
         self.addHttpApi('/api/v1/auth/addrole', s_httpapi.AuthAddRoleV1, {'cell': self})
 
+        self.addHttpApi('/api/v1/auth/delrole', s_httpapi.AuthDelRoleV1, {'cell': self})
+
         self.addHttpApi('/api/v1/auth/user/(.*)', s_httpapi.AuthUserV1, {'cell': self})
         self.addHttpApi('/api/v1/auth/role/(.*)', s_httpapi.AuthRoleV1, {'cell': self})
 
diff --git a/synapse/lib/hive.py b/synapse/lib/hive.py
index ded6a712d1..3d5256d912 100644
--- a/synapse/lib/hive.py
+++ b/synapse/lib/hive.py
@@ -817,6 +817,7 @@ async def __anit__(self, auth, node):
         self.info.setdefault('admin', False)
         self.info.setdefault('passwd', None)
         self.info.setdefault('locked', False)
+        self.info.setdefault('archived', False)
 
         self.roles = self.info.get('roles', onedit=self._onRolesEdit)
         self.admin = self.info.get('admin', onedit=self._onAdminEdit)
@@ -940,6 +941,11 @@ async def setAdmin(self, admin):
     async def setLocked(self, locked):
         await self.info.set('locked', locked)
 
+    async def setArchived(self, archived):
+        await self.info.set('archived', archived)
+        if archived:
+            await self.setLocked(True)
+
     def tryPasswd(self, passwd):
 
         if self.locked:
diff --git a/synapse/lib/httpapi.py b/synapse/lib/httpapi.py
index 894c2aecc0..46c1ac25db 100644
--- a/synapse/lib/httpapi.py
+++ b/synapse/lib/httpapi.py
@@ -280,7 +280,21 @@ async def get(self):
         if not await self.reqAuthUser():
             return
 
-        self.sendRestRetn([u.pack() for u in self.cell.auth.users()])
+        try:
+
+            archived = int(self.get_argument('archived', default='0'))
+            if archived not in (0, 1):
+                return self.sendRestErr('BadHttpParam', 'The parameter "archived" must be 0 or 1 if specified.')
+
+        except Exception as e:
+            return self.sendRestErr('BadHttpParam', 'The parameter "archived" must be 0 or 1 if specified.')
+
+        if archived:
+            self.sendRestRetn([u.pack() for u in self.cell.auth.users()])
+            return
+
+        self.sendRestRetn([u.pack() for u in self.cell.auth.users() if not u.info.get('archived')])
+        return
 
 class AuthRolesV1(Handler):
 
@@ -340,6 +354,10 @@ async def post(self, iden):
         if admin is not None:
             await user.setAdmin(bool(admin))
 
+        archived = body.get('archived')
+        if archived is not None:
+            await user.setArchived(bool(archived))
+
         self.sendRestRetn(user.pack())
 
 class AuthRoleV1(Handler):
@@ -513,6 +531,31 @@ async def post(self):
         self.sendRestRetn(role.pack())
         return
 
+class AuthDelRoleV1(Handler):
+
+    async def post(self):
+
+        if not await self.reqAuthAdmin():
+            return
+
+        body = self.getJsonBody()
+        if body is None:
+            return
+
+        name = body.get('name')
+        if name is None:
+            self.sendRestErr('MissingField', 'The delrole API requires a "name" argument.')
+            return
+
+        role = self.cell.auth.getRoleByName(name)
+        if role is None:
+            return self.sendRestErr('NoSuchRole', f'The role {name} does not exist!')
+
+        await self.cell.auth.delRole(name)
+
+        self.sendRestRetn(None)
+        return
+
 class ModelNormV1(Handler):
 
     async def get(self):
@@ -539,8 +582,5 @@ async def get(self):
             valu, info = prop.type.norm(propvalu)
             self.sendRestRetn({'norm': valu, 'info': info})
 
-        except asyncio.CancelledError:
-            raise
-
         except Exception as e:
             return self.sendRestExc(e)
diff --git a/synapse/tests/test_lib_httpapi.py b/synapse/tests/test_lib_httpapi.py
index 3ba559c848..3883f660c3 100644
--- a/synapse/tests/test_lib_httpapi.py
+++ b/synapse/tests/test_lib_httpapi.py
@@ -5,6 +5,125 @@
 
 class HttpApiTest(s_tests.SynTest):
 
+    async def test_http_user_archived(self):
+
+        async with self.getTestCore() as core:
+
+            host, port = await core.addHttpsPort(0, host='127.0.0.1')
+
+            root = core.auth.getUserByName('root')
+            await root.setPasswd('secret')
+
+            newb = await core.auth.addUser('newb')
+
+            async with self.getHttpSess(auth=('root', 'secret'), port=port) as sess:
+
+                async with sess.get(f'https://localhost:{port}/api/v1/auth/users') as resp:
+                    item = await resp.json()
+                    users = item.get('result')
+                    self.isin('newb', [u.get('name') for u in users])
+
+                info = {'archived': True}
+                async with sess.post(f'https://localhost:{port}/api/v1/auth/user/{newb.iden}', json=info) as resp:
+                    retn = await resp.json()
+                    self.eq('ok', retn.get('status'))
+
+                self.true(newb.locked)
+
+                async with sess.get(f'https://localhost:{port}/api/v1/auth/users') as resp:
+                    item = await resp.json()
+                    users = item.get('result')
+                    self.notin('newb', [u.get('name') for u in users])
+
+                async with sess.get(f'https://localhost:{port}/api/v1/auth/users?archived=asdf') as resp:
+                    item = await resp.json()
+                    self.eq('err', item.get('status'))
+                    self.eq('BadHttpParam', item.get('code'))
+
+                async with sess.get(f'https://localhost:{port}/api/v1/auth/users?archived=99') as resp:
+                    item = await resp.json()
+                    self.eq('err', item.get('status'))
+                    self.eq('BadHttpParam', item.get('code'))
+
+                async with sess.get(f'https://localhost:{port}/api/v1/auth/users?archived=0') as resp:
+                    item = await resp.json()
+                    users = item.get('result')
+                    self.notin('newb', [u.get('name') for u in users])
+
+                async with sess.get(f'https://localhost:{port}/api/v1/auth/users?archived=1') as resp:
+                    item = await resp.json()
+                    users = item.get('result')
+                    self.isin('newb', [u.get('name') for u in users])
+
+                info = {'archived': False}
+                async with sess.post(f'https://localhost:{port}/api/v1/auth/user/{newb.iden}', json=info) as resp:
+                    retn = await resp.json()
+                    self.eq('ok', retn.get('status'))
+
+                async with sess.get(f'https://localhost:{port}/api/v1/auth/users') as resp:
+                    item = await resp.json()
+                    users = item.get('result')
+                    self.isin('newb', [u.get('name') for u in users])
+
+    async def test_http_delrole(self):
+
+        async with self.getTestCore() as core:
+
+            host, port = await core.addHttpsPort(0, host='127.0.0.1')
+
+            root = core.auth.getUserByName('root')
+            await root.setPasswd('secret')
+
+            newb = await core.auth.addUser('bob')
+            await newb.setPasswd('secret')
+
+            bobs = await core.auth.addRole('bobs')
+
+            await newb.grant('bobs')
+
+            async with self.getHttpSess() as sess:
+
+                info = {'name': 'bobs'}
+                async with sess.post(f'https://localhost:{port}/api/v1/auth/delrole', json=info) as resp:
+                    item = await resp.json()
+                    self.eq('err', item.get('status'))
+                    self.eq('NotAuthenticated', item.get('code'))
+
+            async with self.getHttpSess(auth=('bob', 'secret'), port=port) as sess:
+
+                info = {'name': 'bobs'}
+                async with sess.post(f'https://localhost:{port}/api/v1/auth/delrole', json=info) as resp:
+                    item = await resp.json()
+                    self.eq('err', item.get('status'))
+                    self.eq('AuthDeny', item.get('code'))
+
+            async with self.getHttpSess(auth=('root', 'secret'), port=port) as sess:
+
+                info = {}
+                async with sess.post(f'https://localhost:{port}/api/v1/auth/delrole', json=info) as resp:
+                    item = await resp.json()
+                    self.eq('err', item.get('status'))
+                    self.eq('MissingField', item.get('code'))
+
+                async with sess.post(f'https://localhost:{port}/api/v1/auth/delrole', data=b'asdf') as resp:
+                    item = await resp.json()
+                    self.eq('err', item.get('status'))
+                    self.eq('BadJson', item.get('code'))
+
+                info = {'name': 'newp'}
+                async with sess.post(f'https://localhost:{port}/api/v1/auth/delrole', json=info) as resp:
+                    item = await resp.json()
+                    self.eq('err', item.get('status'))
+                    self.eq('NoSuchRole', item.get('code'))
+
+                info = {'name': 'bobs'}
+                async with sess.post(f'https://localhost:{port}/api/v1/auth/delrole', json=info) as resp:
+                    item = await resp.json()
+                    self.eq('ok', item.get('status'))
+
+            self.len(0, newb.getRoles())
+            self.none(core.auth.getRoleByName('bobs'))
+
     async def test_http_auth(self):
         '''
         Test the HTTP api for cell auth.
diff --git a/synapse/tests/utils.py b/synapse/tests/utils.py
index 9962410e9e..9c6a51254a 100644
--- a/synapse/tests/utils.py
+++ b/synapse/tests/utils.py
@@ -989,10 +989,24 @@ def getAsyncLoggerStream(self, logname, mesg=''):
             slogger.removeHandler(handler)
 
     @contextlib.asynccontextmanager
-    async def getHttpSess(self):
+    async def getHttpSess(self, auth=None, port=None):
+
         jar = aiohttp.CookieJar(unsafe=True)
         conn = aiohttp.TCPConnector(ssl=False)
+
         async with aiohttp.ClientSession(cookie_jar=jar, connector=conn) as sess:
+
+            if auth is not None:
+
+                if port is None: # pragma: no cover
+                    raise Exception('getHttpSess requires port for auth')
+
+                user, passwd = auth
+                async with sess.post(f'https://localhost:{port}/api/v1/login', json={'user': user, 'passwd': passwd}) as resp:
+                    retn = await resp.json()
+                    self.eq('ok', retn.get('status'))
+                    self.eq(user, retn['result']['name'])
+
             yield sess
 
     @contextlib.contextmanager