Need to delete a VSCode marketplace publisher

Thanks for reaching out. A VScode Marketplace publisher cannot be permanently deleted through the self service portal if it has existing historical records, ownership links, or published extensions.

Recommended actions:

1. Sign in to the Visual Studio marketplace management portal
2. Verify that:
   1. All extensions under the publisher are unpublished/deleted
   2. No users are assigned as owners or contributors.
   3. No active Azure DevOps organization is linked to the publisher.
3. If the publisher still appears, open a support request with MarketPlace team and provide name, ID, confirmation that all extensions have been removed and reason for deletion request

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You cannot directly delete a Visual Studio Code Marketplace publisher from the UI after removing the extension. Even if the extension has been unpublished or deleted, the publisher record itself usually remains associated with your account.

Try these steps:

Open the Visual Studio Marketplace publisher management page.

Verify that all extensions under that publisher are unpublished/deleted.

Remove any remaining members or linked resources.

If the publisher still cannot be deleted, contact Microsoft support because publisher deletion is generally handled by the Marketplace team.

You can also try using the Azure DevOps CLI:

tfx extension unpublish --publisher <publisher-name> --extension-id <extension-id>

If the publisher still remains after all extensions are removed, open a support request on Microsoft Q&A or Visual Studio Marketplace support.