# Deletes a data group

Deletes an existing data group by its unique identifier. The data group must not be the sole data group associated with any policy.

## Endpoint

`DELETE /endpointdlp/api/data-classification/data-group/data-group-details/{dataGroupId}`

## Request

### Request URL

`https://{server-hostname}:8383/endpointdlp/api/data-classification/data-group/data-group-details/{dataGroupId}`

### Scope

`EndpointDLP.DELETE`

### Header

`Authorization: d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

### Request Parameters

#### Request Headers

- **Accept** — string — **Mandatory**  
  `application/json`

#### Path Parameters

- **dataGroupId** — string — **Mandatory**  
  Unique identifier of the data group. Fetch from [Get All Data Groups](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/onpremise/edlp-get-all-data-groups.html)

### Sample Request

#### Curl

```curl
curl --request DELETE \
  --url https://appdomain/endpointdlp/api/data-classification/data-group/data-group-details/{dataGroupId} \
  --header 'Accept: application/json' \
  --header 'Authorization:  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52'
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 400

#### Response Body — application/json

JSON object

- **errorCode** — string  
  Validation error code returned when the data group is still associated with one or more policies and therefore cannot be deleted
- **errorMessage** — string  
  Reason the data group cannot be deleted (e.g., associated with policies)

### 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

### HTTP Code 500

#### Response Body — application/json

JSON object

- **errorCode** — string  
  Internal error code returned when deleting a data group fails
- **errorMessage** — string  
  Failure message describing why the data group could not be deleted

## Possible Response Codes

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

## Sample Responses

### HTTP 200

```text
200 OK
```

### HTTP 400

Data group is associated with policies

```json
{
  "errorMessage": "Cannot delete data group. It is associated with policies",
  "errorCode": "INTERNAL_ERROR"
}
```

### HTTP 401

User unauthorized

```json
{
  "errorMessage": "User does not have access to delete this data group",
  "errorCode": "UAC_UNAUTHORIZED"
}
```

### HTTP 500

Internal server error

```json
{
  "errorMessage": "Exception occurred while deleting DataGroup",
  "errorCode": "INTERNAL_ERROR"
}
```

## 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.