# Move one or more configurations to the trash

Moves one or more configurations to the trash. Trashed configurations can be restored or permanently deleted later.

## Endpoint

**POST** `/dcapi/configuration/moveToTrash`

## Request URL

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

## Scope

`Configurations.DELETE`

## Header

`Authorization: d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

## Request Parameters

### Request Headers

- **Content-Type** (string, Mandatory): `application/moveConfigToTrash.v1+json`
- **Accept** (string, Mandatory): `application/moveConfigToTrashStatus.v1+json`

### Request Body

`application/json`

- **collectionIds** (array, Optional): Array of active configuration collection IDs to move to trash. Each ID must reference a valid active configuration belonging to the requesting customer. Fetch from [Get Configurations View](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/onpremise/deployment-fw-get-configurations-view.html). Maximum 500 entries.

## Sample Request

```curl
curl --request POST \
  --url https://appdomain/dcapi/configuration/moveToTrash \
  --header 'Accept: application/moveConfigToTrashStatus.v1+json' \
  --header 'Authorization:  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/moveConfigToTrash.v1+json' \
  --data '{"collectionIds":[12345,12346,12347]}'
```

## Sample Request Body

Move multiple collections to trash

```json
{
  "collectionIds": [
    12345,
    12346,
    12347
  ]
}
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 200

Response Body — `application/json`

- **status** (string): Result of the operation — Success when all collections were moved to trash
- **collectionName** (array): List of configuration display names that were moved to trash

### HTTP Code 401

Response Body — `application/json`

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

### HTTP Code 500

Response Body — `application/json`

- **error_code** (string): `50001`: internal server error code indicating unexpected exception in the service layer
- **error_description** (string): Internal server error. Contact administrator.

## Possible Response Codes

- **200** — HTTP code
- **401** — HTTP code
- **500** — HTTP code

## Sample Response: HTTP 200

All collections successfully moved to trash

```json
{
  "status": "Success",
  "collectionName": [
    "Firewall_Policy_Win11",
    "Chrome_Settings_v2"
  ]
}
```

## 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"
}
```

## Sample Response: HTTP 500

Unexpected failure during the trash operation

```json
{
  "error_description": "Internal server error. Contact administrator.",
  "error_code": "50001"
}
```

## API 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.