# 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.

## Endpoint

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

## Request

### Request URL

`https://{server-hostname}:8383/dcapi/scap/compliance/policygroups/{policyGrpId}`

### Scope

`VulnerabilityMgmt.DELETE`

### Header

`Authorization: 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/onpremise/list-policy-groups.html).

### Sample Request

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

## Response

### HTTP 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

#### 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"
}
```

### HTTP 401

Response Body: `application/json`

`JSON object`

- **errorCode** (`long`): Unauthorized error code returned when authentication credentials are missing, expired, or invalid (authentication=required)
- **errorMsg** (`string`): Authentication failure reason

#### Sample Response: HTTP 401

User is action-restricted for this policy group

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

### HTTP 429

Response Body: `application/json`

`JSON object`

- **errorCode** (`long`): Rate limit error code returned when the API call threshold (configured via threshold/duration in security XML) is exceeded; client is locked out for lock-period minutes
- **errorMsg** (`string`): Rate limit exceeded message with retry guidance

#### Sample Response: HTTP 429

API call threshold exceeded

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

### Possible Response Codes

- `200` — HTTP code
- `401` — HTTP code
- `429` — HTTP code

## Rate Limiting

![](https://www.zohowebstatic.com/sites/zweb/images/people/ico-help.png)

**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.