# Delete a replication policy

Permanently deletes a replication policy by ID.

## Endpoint

`DELETE /dcapi/som/replication-policies/{replication_policy_id}`

## Request

### Request URL

`https://[{serverurl}](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/oauth-authentication-endpoint-domain.html)/dcapi/som/replication-policies/{replication_policy_id}`

### Scope

`DesktopCentralCloud.SOM.DELETE`

### Header

`Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

### Request Parameters

#### Request Headers

- **Accept** `string` — **Mandatory**
  - `application/replicationPolicyDeletedStatus.v1+json`

#### Path Parameters

- **replication_policy_id** `string` — **Mandatory**
  - Unique identifier of the replication policy; get the replication policy ID from the [Replication Policies](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/replication-policies-list-replication-policies.html) API response (`replicationPolicyID`).

### Sample Request

```curl
curl --request DELETE \
  --url https://appdomains/dcapi/som/replication-policies/{replication_policy_id} \
  --header 'Accept: application/replicationPolicyDeletedStatus.v1+json' \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52'
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 200

#### Response Body — application/json

`JSON Object`

- **status** `boolean`
  - Indicates whether the replication policy update or deletion completed successfully.
- **message** `string`
  - Descriptive message confirming the operation or explaining the reason for failure (e.g., 'Replication policy - Business Hours Only has been updated successfully').

#### Sample Response: HTTP 200

Policy deleted

```json
{
  "message": "Replication policy - Business Hours Only has been deleted successfully",
  "status": true
}
```

### HTTP Code 404

#### Response Body — application/json

`JSON Object`

- **statusCode** `string`
  - HTTP status code (404).
- **errorCode** `string`
  - Error code identifying the resource that was not found.
- **message** `string`
  - Error message describing the missing resource.

#### Sample Response: HTTP 404

Replication policy not found

```json
{
  "errorCode": "30027",
  "message": "Replication policy does not exist",
  "statusCode": 404
}
```

### HTTP Code 412

#### Response Body — application/json

`JSON Object`

- **statusCode** `string`
  - HTTP status code (412).
- **errorCode** `string`
  - Precondition failed error code identifying the business logic violation.
- **message** `string`
  - Error message describing the precondition failed while processing request.

#### Sample Response: HTTP 412

Policy is associated with remote offices

```json
{
  "errorCode": "30026",
  "message": "Cannot delete policy. It is associated with one or more remote offices",
  "statusCode": 412
}
```

## Rate Limit

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**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.