diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bb46bd32..9081ffbd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -165,9 +165,19 @@ ScrollableUserCollection usersScroll = User.scroll();
 List<User> users = usersScroll.getPage();
 usersScroll = usersScroll.scroll();
 
-// Delete a user
+// Delete a user by Intercom ID
 User user = User.find("541a144b201ebf2ec5000001");
 User.delete(user.getId());
+
+// Delete a user by user_id
+Map<String, String> params = Maps.newHashMap();
+params.put("user_id", "1");
+User.delete(params);
+
+// Delete a user by email
+Map<String, String> params = Maps.newHashMap();
+params.put("email", "malcolm@serenity.io");
+User.delete(params);
 ```
 
 ### Contacts
diff --git a/intercom-java/src/main/java/io/intercom/api/DataResource.java b/intercom-java/src/main/java/io/intercom/api/DataResource.java
index be88f2ef..cc97ea1a 100644
--- a/intercom-java/src/main/java/io/intercom/api/DataResource.java
+++ b/intercom-java/src/main/java/io/intercom/api/DataResource.java
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ public static <T> T delete(String id, String collectionPath, Class<T> c) {
         return resource.delete(c);
     }
 
+    public static <T> T delete(Map<String, String> params, String collectionPath, Class<T> c) {
+        final HttpClient resource = new HttpClient(UriBuilder.newBuilder().path(collectionPath).query(params).build());
+        return resource.delete(c);
+    }
+
     public static <C> C list(Map<String, String> params, String collectionPath, Class<C> c) {
         final HttpClient resource = new HttpClient(UriBuilder.newBuilder().path(collectionPath).query(params).build());
         return resource.get(c);
diff --git a/intercom-java/src/main/java/io/intercom/api/User.java b/intercom-java/src/main/java/io/intercom/api/User.java
index 6d86643a..f0c3f490 100644
--- a/intercom-java/src/main/java/io/intercom/api/User.java
+++ b/intercom-java/src/main/java/io/intercom/api/User.java
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ public static User delete(String id)
         return DataResource.delete(id, "users", User.class);
     }
 
+    public static User delete(Map<String, String> params)
+        throws AuthorizationException, ClientException, ServerException, InvalidException, RateLimitException {
+        return DataResource.delete(params, "users", User.class);
+    }
+
     public static UserCollection list(Map<String, String> params)
         throws AuthorizationException, ClientException, ServerException, InvalidException, RateLimitException {
         return DataResource.list(params, "users", UserCollection.class);