# Permanently delete configurations from the trash

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

## Endpoint

`DELETE /dcapi/configuration/trash/delete`

## Request URL

https://[*{serverurl}*](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/oauth-authentication-endpoint-domain.html)/dcapi/configuration/trash/delete

## Scope

`DesktopCentralCloud.Configurations.DELETE`

### Header

`Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken 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/cloud/deployment-fw-get-trash-view.html). Maximum 500 entries.

## Sample Request

```curl
curl --request DELETE \
  --url https://appdomains/dcapi/configuration/trash/delete \
  --header 'Accept: application/deletedConfigStatus.v1+json' \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/deleteConfigTrash.v1+json' \
  --data '{}'
```

### 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

### Sample Response: HTTP 200

All trashed collections permanently deleted

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

### 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

### 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 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.