# Delete one or more user-defined templates

Permanently deletes the specified configuration templates. This action is irreversible.

## Endpoints

`DELETE /dcapi/configuration/template`

## Request

### Request URL

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

### Scope

`DesktopCentralCloud.Common.DELETE`

### Header

`Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

### Request Parameters

#### Request Headers

- **Content-Type** `string` — **Mandatory**: `application/deleteTemplate.v1+json`
- **Accept** `string` — **Mandatory**: `application/deleteTemplateStatus.v1+json`

#### Request Body

`application/json`

- `JSON Object`
  - **templateIds** `array` — Optional: Array of template IDs to delete. Each must be a valid user-defined template belonging to the requesting customer. Maximum 500 entries.

### Sample Request

```curl
curl --request DELETE \
  --url https://appdomains/dcapi/configuration/template \
  --header 'Accept: application/deleteTemplateStatus.v1+json' \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/deleteTemplate.v1+json' \
  --data '{}'
```

### Sample Request Body

Delete multiple configuration templates

```json
{
  "templateIds": [
    1001,
    1002,
    1003
  ]
}
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 200

Response Body — `application/json`

- `JSON Object`
  - **status** `string`: Result of the delete templates operation
  - **deletedCount** `string`: Number of templates successfully deleted

### HTTP Code 400

Response Body — `application/json`

- `JSON Object`
  - **error_code** `string`: BAD_REQUEST: template IDs are invalid, belong to another customer, or are system templates that cannot be deleted
  - **error_description** `string`: Message describing the template validation failure

### HTTP Code 401

Response Body — `application/json`

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

### Possible Response Codes

- `200` — HTTP code
- `400` — HTTP code
- `401` — HTTP code

### Sample Response: HTTP 200

Templates deleted successfully

```json
{
  "deletedCount": 3,
  "status": "Success"
}
```

### Sample Response: HTTP 400

Template IDs are invalid or belong to another customer

```json
{
  "error_description": "Invalid template IDs or templates belong to another customer",
  "error_code": "BAD_REQUEST"
}
```

### Sample Response: HTTP 401

User lacks write role or attempting to delete system templates

```json
{
  "error_description": "Access denied - You are not allowed to access the requested resource.",
  "error_code": "UAC_UNAUTHORIZED"
}
```

## 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.