# Delete an APD Task

Deletes an existing Automated Patch Deployment (APD) task.

## Endpoint

**DELETE** `/dcapi/patch/autopatchdeployment/delete`

## Request

### Request URL

https://[\{serverurl\}](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/oauth-authentication-endpoint-domain.html)/dcapi/patch/autopatchdeployment/delete

### Scope

`DesktopCentralCloud.PatchMgmt.DELETE`

### Header

`Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

### Request Body

`application/json`

- **JSON Object**
  - **taskName** `string` — **Mandatory**
    - Name of the APD task to operate on

### Sample Request

```curl
curl --request DELETE \
  --url https://appdomains/dcapi/patch/autopatchdeployment/delete \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52' \
  --header 'content-type: application/json' \
  --data '{"taskName":"My APD Task"}'
```

### Sample Request Body

Delete by task name

```json
{
  "taskName": "My APD Task"
}
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 200

Response Body — `application/json`

- **JSON Object**
  - **status** `string`
    - Action result message (e.g., task has been suspended successfully)

### Possible Response Codes

- **200** — HTTP code

### Sample Response: HTTP 200

Task deleted

```json
{
  "status": "Task has been deleted successfully"
}
```

## Rate Limits

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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.