# Delete an APD Task

Deleting a APD task.

**This API endpoint is deprecating soon**

## Endpoint

`POST /api/1.4/patch/deleteAPDTask`

## Request

### Request URL

https://[*{serverurl}*](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/oauth-authentication-endpoint-domain.html)/api/1.4/patch/deleteAPDTask

### Scope

`DesktopCentralCloud.PatchMgmt.CREATE`

### Header

`Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

### Request Parameters

#### Query Parameters

- **taskname** `string` (Optional): Provide name of the apd task
- **customerid** `long` (Optional)

#### Request Body

`application/json`

- `JSON Object`
  - **taskname** `string` (Mandatory): Name of the APD task to delete

### Sample Request

```curl
curl --request POST \
  --url https://appdomains/api/1.4/patch/deleteAPDTask \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52' \
  --header 'content-type: application/json' \
  --data '{"taskname":"windows create task"}'
```

### Sample Request Body

Delete an APD Task by name

```json
{
  "taskname": "windows create task"
}
```

## Response

### Response Parameters

#### HTTP Code 200

Response Body — `application/json`

- `JSON Object`
  - **message_type** `string`: Action identifier: deleteAPDTask
  - **message_response** `JSON Object`: Delete result payload
  - **message_version** `string`: API version: 1.4
  - **status** `string`: Overall operation status: success

#### HTTP Code 400

Response Body — `application/json`

- `JSON Object`
  - **error_code** `string`: Error code: APD_TASK_NOT_FOUND for task name mismatch, APD_ACTION_FAILED for action failures
  - **error** `string`: Error type: APD_TASK_NOT_FOUND or APD_ACTION_FAILED
  - **error_description** `string`: Detailed failure reason: task not found, task already in target state, or insufficient permissions

### Possible Response Codes

- **200** `HTTP code`
- **400** `HTTP code`

### Sample Response: HTTP 200

APD task deleted successfully

```json
{
  "message_type": "deleteAPDTask",
  "message_response": {
    "deleteapdtask": {
      "status": "Task has been deleted successfully"
    }
  },
  "message_version": "1.4",
  "status": "success"
}
```

### Sample Response: HTTP 400

APD task with the given name does not exist

```json
{
  "error_description": "The specified APD task was not found",
  "error_code": "APD_TASK_NOT_FOUND",
  "error": "APD_TASK_NOT_FOUND"
}
```

## 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.