# Deletes a published SSP group configuration

Removes a published group from the self service portal. Both `groupResourceId` and `collectionId` are required to identify the configuration to delete.

## Endpoint

`POST /dcapi/swDeployment/publishGroup/delete`

## Request URL

`https://{server-hostname}:8383/dcapi/swDeployment/publishGroup/delete`

## Scope

`SWDeployment.DELETE`

## Header

`Authorization: d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

## Request Parameters

### Request Headers

- **Content-Type** `string` — **Mandatory**
  - `application/deletePublishGroup.v1+json`
- **Accept** `string` — **Mandatory**
  - `application/deletePublishGroup.v1+json`

### Request Body

`application/json`

- `JSON Object`
  - **groupResourceId** `string` — Optional
    - Resource ID of the custom group. Obtain from the `groupResourceId` field in the response of the [List SSP Publish Groups](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/onpremise/self-service-portal-list-publish-groups.html) API.
  - **collectionId** `string` — Optional
    - Collection ID of the SSP configuration to delete. Obtain from the `collectionId` field in the response of the [Check Custom Group Published](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/onpremise/self-service-portal-check-custom-group-published.html) API.

## Sample Request

```curl
curl --request POST \
  --url https://appdomain/dcapi/swDeployment/publishGroup/delete \
  --header 'Accept: application/deletePublishGroup.v1+json' \
  --header 'Authorization:  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/deletePublishGroup.v1+json' \
  --data '{"collectionId":"5001","groupResourceId":"301"}'
```

## Sample Request Body

Delete a published SSP group

```json
{
  "collectionId": "5001",
  "groupResourceId": "301"
}
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 200

Response Body — `application/json`

- `JSON Object`
  - **status** `integer`
    - 0 on success
  - **statusMsg** `string`
    - Localized message describing the deletion result

### 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 for publish/modify failures, SW_INTERNAL_ERROR for SSP configuration errors
  - **errorMessage** `string`
    - Internal server error with details about the SSP publish or group operation failure

## Possible Response Codes

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

## Sample Response: HTTP 200

Deleted successfully

```json
{
  "statusMsg": "Published group (Engineering Workstations) has been deleted successfully",
  "status": 0
}
```

## Sample Response: HTTP 401

No access to delete

```json
{
  "errorMessage": "The user has no access to delete published group.",
  "errorCode": "ACCESS_DENIED"
}
```

## Sample Response: HTTP 500

Server error

```json
{
  "errorMessage": "Internal Server Error",
  "errorCode": "INTERNAL_ERROR"
}
```

## 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.