# Deletes a custom group by ID

Permanently deletes the specified custom group identified by `cgId`. This action is irreversible. Fetch the `cgId` from [Retrieve All Custom Groups](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/custom-groups-get-cglist.html). Requires admin or customer-admin privileges, or ownership of the group. System-generated groups (e.g., All Computers, All Users) cannot be deleted. Returns a success message with the deleted group name.

## Endpoints

**POST** `/api/1.4/customgroup/deleteCg`

## Request URL

```
https://{serverurl}/api/1.4/customgroup/deleteCg
```

`{serverurl}`: Refer to [OAuth Authentication - Endpoint Domain](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/oauth-authentication-endpoint-domain.html)

## Scope

```
DesktopCentralCloud.Common.UPDATE
```

## Header

```
Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52
```

## Request Parameters

### Request Headers

- **Accept** (string, Mandatory)  
  `application/json`  
  Must be application/json. Only JSON responses are supported.

### Query Parameters

- **cgId** (long, Mandatory)  
  Resource ID of the custom group to delete. Fetch from [Retrieve All Custom Groups](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/custom-groups-get-cglist.html)

## Sample Request

### Curl

```bash
curl --request POST \
  --url 'https://appdomain/api/1.4/customgroup/deleteCg?cgId=SOME_INTEGER_VALUE' \
  --header 'Accept: application/json' \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52'
```

### Java

```java
import java.net.URI;
import java.net.http.HttpClient;
import java.net.http.HttpRequest;
import java.net.http.HttpResponse;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.net.http.HttpTimeoutException;

public class Main {
  public static void main(String[] args) {

    HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
        .uri(URI.create("https://appdomain/api/1.4/customgroup/deleteCg?cgId=SOME_INTEGER_VALUE"))
        .header("Accept", "application/json")
        .header("Authorization", "Zoho-oauthtoken  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52")
        .method("POST", HttpRequest.BodyPublishers.noBody())
        .build();
    HttpResponse<String> response = HttpClient.newHttpClient().send(request, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());
    System.out.println(response.body());

  }
}
```

### Python

```python
import http.client

conn = http.client.HTTPSConnection("appdomain")

headers = {
    'Accept': "application/json",
    'Authorization': "Zoho-oauthtoken  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52"
    }

conn.request("POST", "/api/1.4/customgroup/deleteCg?cgId=SOME_INTEGER_VALUE", headers=headers)

res = conn.getresponse()
data = res.read()

print(data.decode("utf-8"))
```

### Deluge

```javascript
parameters = "cgId=value";

headersMap = Map();
headersMap.put("Accept", "application/json");

response = invokeUrl
[
    url: "https://appDomain/api/1.4/customgroup/deleteCg" + "?" + parameters
    type: POST
    headers: headersMap
    connection: connection_name
]

info response;
```

### PowerShell

```powershell
$headers=@{}
$headers.Add("Accept", "application/json")
$headers.Add("Authorization", "Zoho-oauthtoken  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52")
$response = Invoke-WebRequest -Uri 'https://appdomain/api/1.4/customgroup/deleteCg?cgId=SOME_INTEGER_VALUE' -Method POST -Headers $headers
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP 200

**Response Body**: `application/json`

- **message_type** (string)  
  Always `'deleteCg'` for this endpoint.

- **message_response** (JSON object)  
  Response payload container.
  - **deletecg** (JSON object)  
    Response payload.
    - **message** (string)  
      Localized message: `'{groupName} was successfully deleted!'`.

- **message_version** (string)  
  API version: `'1.4'`.

- **status** (string)  
  `'success'` when the request completed without errors.

### HTTP 404

**Response Body**: `application/json`

- **message_type** (string)  
  Always `'deleteCg'` for this endpoint.

- **message_version** (string)  
  API version: `'1.4'`.

- **status** (string)  
  Always `'error'` for error responses.

- **error_code** (string)  
  `'70506'` (CG_INVALID_DETAILS_TO_UPDATE).

- **error_description** (string)  
  Resolved I18N message: `'No such Custom Group found.'`.

### HTTP 500

**Response Body**: `application/json`

- **message_type** (string)  
  Always `'deleteCg'` for this endpoint.

- **message_version** (string)  
  API version: `'1.4'`.

- **status** (string)  
  Always `'error'` for error responses.

- **error_code** (string)  
  Internal error code: `'1003'` (INTERNAL_ERROR).

- **error_description** (string)  
  Resolved I18N message, typically: An internal error occurred while processing the request.

## Possible Response Codes

- **200** — HTTP code
- **404** — HTTP code
- **500** — HTTP code

## Sample Response: HTTP 200

Group and all its membership associations removed.

```json
{
  "message_type": "deleteCg",
  "message_response": {
    "deletecg": {
      "message": "Windows Servers was successfully deleted!"
    }
  },
  "message_version": "1.4",
  "status": "success"
}
```

## Sample Response: HTTP 404

Group ID does not exist or user lacks admin/owner privileges.

```json
{
  "error_description": "No such Custom Group found.",
  "message_type": "deleteCg",
  "error_code": "70506",
  "message_version": "1.4",
  "status": "error"
}
```

## Sample Response: HTTP 500

Unexpected server-side failure during deletion.

```json
{
  "error_description": "An internal error occurred while processing the request.",
  "message_type": "deleteCg",
  "error_code": "1003",
  "message_version": "1.4",
  "status": "error"
}
```

## Rate Limit

**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.