# Delete a CIS compliance policy group

Deletes a custom CIS compliance policy group and its profile mappings. Generates configuration for agents to remove the policy.

## Endpoints

`DELETE /dcapi/scap/compliance/policygroups/{policyGrpId}`

## Request URL

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

## Scope

`DesktopCentralCloud.VulnerabilityMgmt.DELETE`

## Header

`Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

## Request Parameters

### Path Parameters

**policyGrpId** `string` **Mandatory**

The ID of the policy group to delete. Fetch from [List Policy Groups](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/list-policy-groups.html).

### Query Parameters

**policyGrpId** `long` Optional

The ID of the policy group to delete.

## Sample Request

```curl
curl --request DELETE \
  --url https://appdomains/dcapi/scap/compliance/policygroups/{policyGrpId} \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52'
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 200

Response Body — `application/json`

`JSON Object`

- **status** `string`
  - Result status. success or failed
- **statusMsg** `string`
  - Error message when the policy group ID is not found

### HTTP Code 401

Response Body — `application/json`

`JSON Object`

- **errorCode** `long`
  - Unauthorized error code: credentials missing, expired, or invalid
- **errorMsg** `string`
  - Authentication failure reason

### HTTP Code 429

Response Body — `application/json`

`JSON Object`

- **errorCode** `long`
  - Rate limit error code returned when the API call reached threshold
- **errorMsg** `string`
  - Rate limit exceeded message with retry guidance

## Possible Response Codes

- **200** — HTTP code
- **401** — HTTP code
- **429** — HTTP code

## Sample Response: HTTP 200

Policy group deleted successfully

```json
{
  "status": "success"
}
```

Policy group ID not found

```json
{
  "statusMsg": "policy grp id not present",
  "status": "failed"
}
```

## Sample Response: HTTP 401

User is action-restricted for this policy group

```json
{
  "errorMessage": "User Not Authorized",
  "errorCode": "UAC_UNAUTHORIZED"
}
```

## Sample Response: HTTP 429

API call threshold exceeded

```json
{
  "errorMessage": "Rate limit exceeded. Retry after some time",
  "errorCode": "TOO_MANY_REQUESTS"
}
```

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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.