# Permanently delete configurations from the trash

Permanently deletes one or more configurations from the trash. This action is irreversible.

## Endpoints

`DELETE /dcapi/configuration/trash/delete`

## Request URL

`https://{server-hostname}:8383/dcapi/configuration/trash/delete`

## Scope

`Configurations.DELETE`

## Header

`Authorization: d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

## Request Parameters

### Request Headers

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

### Request Body

`application/json`

- JSON object
  - **collectionIds** `array` — Optional

    Array of trashed configuration collection IDs to permanently delete. Each ID must reference a configuration currently in the trash for the requesting customer. Fetch from [Get Trash View](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/onpremise/deployment-fw-get-trash-view.html). Maximum 500 entries.

## Sample Request

```curl
curl --request DELETE \
  --url https://appdomain/dcapi/configuration/trash/delete \
  --header 'Accept: application/deletedConfigStatus.v1+json' \
  --header 'Authorization:  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/deleteConfigTrash.v1+json' \
  --data '{"collectionIds":[12345,12346]}'
```

## Sample Request Body

Permanently delete trashed collections

```json
{
  "collectionIds": [
    12345,
    12346
  ]
}
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 200

Response Body — `application/json`

- JSON object
  - **status** `string`

    Result of the operation — Success when completed successfully

### HTTP Code 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

## Possible Response Codes

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

## Sample Response: HTTP 200

All trashed collections permanently deleted

```json
{
  "status": "Success"
}
```

## Sample Response: HTTP 401

User lacks write role, scope, or customer does not own the collection

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

## Rate Limits

**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.