# Deletes a data group

Deletes an existing data group by its unique identifier. The data group must not be the sole data group associated with any policy.

## Endpoint

`DELETE /endpointdlp/api/data-classification/data-group/data-group-details/{dataGroupId}`

## Request URL

`https://`[{serverurl}](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/oauth-authentication-endpoint-domain.html)`/endpointdlp/api/data-classification/data-group/data-group-details/{dataGroupId}`

## Scope

`DesktopCentralCloud.EndpointDLP.DELETE`

### Header

`Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

## Request Parameters

### Request Headers

**Accept** `string` **Mandatory**: `application/json`

### Path Parameters

**dataGroupId** `string` **Mandatory**

Unique identifier of the data group. Fetch from [Get All Data Groups](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/edlp-get-all-data-groups.html)

## Sample Request

```curl
curl --request DELETE \
  --url https://appdomains/endpointdlp/api/data-classification/data-group/data-group-details/{dataGroupId} \
  --header 'Accept: application/json' \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52'
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 400

#### Response Body — application/json

`JSON Object`

- **errorCode** `string`: Validation error code returned when the data group is still associated with one or more policies and therefore cannot be deleted
- **errorMessage** `string`: Reason the data group cannot be deleted (e.g., associated with policies)

### HTTP Code 401

#### Response Body — application/json

`JSON Object`

- **errorCode** `long`: Unauthorized error code returned when authentication credentials are missing, expired, or invalid (authentication=required)
- **errorMsg** `string`: Authentication failure reason

### HTTP Code 500

#### Response Body — application/json

`JSON Object`

- **errorCode** `string`: Internal error code returned when deleting a data group fails
- **errorMessage** `string`: Failure message describing why the data group could not be deleted

## Sample Responses

### HTTP 200

```text
200 OK
```

### HTTP 400

Data group is associated with policies

```json
{
  "errorMessage": "Cannot delete data group. It is associated with policies",
  "errorCode": "INTERNAL_ERROR"
}
```

### HTTP 401

User unauthorized

```json
{
  "errorMessage": "User does not have access to delete this data group",
  "errorCode": "UAC_UNAUTHORIZED"
}
```

### HTTP 500

Internal server error

```json
{
  "errorMessage": "Exception occurred while deleting DataGroup",
  "errorCode": "INTERNAL_ERROR"
}
```

**Duration:** 1 minute | **Threshold:** 30 | **Lock period:** 5 minutes

Duration - Time window for the threshold.  
Threshold - Number of API calls allowed within the specified duration.  
Lock Period - Wait time before consecutive API requests.