# Removes the child process control configuration

Deletes the child process application group and disables child process control enforcement.

## Endpoint

`PUT /dcapi/appctrl/deleteChildProcess`

## Request

### Request URL

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

### Scope

`DesktopCentralCloud.AppControl.DELETE`

### Header

`Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

### Request Parameters

#### Request Headers

- **Content-Type** (`string`, Mandatory): `application/deleteChildProcessGroup.v1+json`
- **Accepts** (`string`, Mandatory): `application/json`

### Sample Request

#### Curl

```curl
curl --request PUT \
  --url https://appdomains/dcapi/appctrl/deleteChildProcess \
  --header 'Accepts: application/json' \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/deleteChildProcessGroup.v1+json'
```

## Response

### Response Parameters

#### HTTP code 200

Response Body — `application/json`

- JSON Object
  - **status** (`boolean`): Whether the operation completed successfully (`true`=success, `false`=failure)

#### HTTP code 500

Response Body — `application/json`

- JSON Object
  - **errorCode** (`string`): Internal error code: `INTERNAL_ERROR` when exception occurs deleting child process group
  - **errorMessage** (`string`): Detailed message: Error while deleting child process app group

### Possible Response Codes

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

### Sample Response: HTTP 200

Child process configuration deleted successfully

```json
{
  "status": true
}
```

### Sample Response: HTTP 500

Internal error while deleting child process group

```json
{
  "errorMessage": "Error Occurred while deleting child process app group",
  "errorCode": "INTERNAL_ERROR"
}
```

## Rate Limits

**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.