# Delete a remote office

Deletes a remote office (branch office) identified by ID.

## Endpoint

`DELETE /dcapi/som/remote-offices/{remote_office_id}`

## Request

### Request URL

`https://[{serverurl}](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/oauth-authentication-endpoint-domain.html)/dcapi/som/remote-offices/{remote_office_id}`

### Scope

`DesktopCentralCloud.SOM.DELETE`

#### Header

`Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

### Request Parameters

#### Request Headers

- **Accept** `string` — **Mandatory**
  - `application/remoteOfficeDeletedStatus.v1+json`

#### Path Parameters

- **remote_office_id** `string` — **Mandatory**
  - Unique identifier for the remote office. Get the remote office ID from the `resource_id` field in the response from [Get Remote Offices](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/remote-offices-getremoteoffices.html).

### Sample Request

```curl
curl --request DELETE \
  --url https://appdomains/dcapi/som/remote-offices/{remote_office_id} \
  --header 'Accept: application/remoteOfficeDeletedStatus.v1+json' \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52'
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP 200

#### Response Body — `application/json`

`JSON Object`

- **status** `boolean`
  - `true` if the remote office was deleted successfully

#### Sample Response: HTTP 200

Remote office deleted

```json
{
  "status": true
}
```

### HTTP 400

#### Response Body — `application/json`

`JSON Object`

- **statusCode** `string`
  - HTTP status code (`400`)
- **errorCode** `string`
  - API-specific error code identifying the validation failure
- **message** `string`
  - Error message describing the validation failure

#### Sample Response: HTTP 400

Cannot delete the local office

```json
{
  "errorCode": "30059",
  "message": "Local office cannot be deleted",
  "statusCode": 400
}
```

### HTTP 404

#### Response Body — `application/json`

`JSON Object`

- **statusCode** `string`
  - HTTP status code (`404`)
- **errorCode** `string`
  - Error code identifying the resource that was not found
- **message** `string`
  - Error message describing the missing resource

#### Sample Response: HTTP 404

Remote office not found

```json
{
  "errorCode": "30028",
  "message": "Remote office not found",
  "statusCode": 404
}
```

### HTTP 412

#### Response Body — `application/json`

`JSON Object`

- **statusCode** `string`
  - HTTP status code (`412`)
- **errorCode** `string`
  - Precondition failed error code identifying the business logic violation
- **message** `string`
  - Error message describing the precondition failed while processing request

#### Sample Response: HTTP 412

Remote office is mapped with SoM policy targets

```json
{
  "errorCode": "30066",
  "message": "Remote office cannot be removed as it is mapped with SoM policy targets",
  "statusCode": 412
}
```

Remote office is configured as AD connector branch

```json
{
  "errorCode": "30044",
  "message": "Remote office configured as AD connector branch cannot be deleted",
  "statusCode": 412
}
```

## 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.