---
title: "Service: /groups/{group}/index/clear [POST]"
source: https://dev.pageseeder.com/api/services/clear-group-index-POST.html
description: "Clears the search index for a specified group via POST request. Requires manager-level permissions. Returns confirmation with group name and cleared status."
last_updated: 2026-09-02T11:36:05+10:00
document_type: api_endpoint
operation_id: search-POST
resource_id: search
path_template: /groups/{group}/index/clear
http_method: POST
api_category: search
implementation_version: 6.2004
api_since: 5.0100
deprecated_since: null
obsolete_since: null
api_support: experimental
cache_control: N/A
generated_at: 2026-09-02
tokens: ~97
---

# /groups/\{group\}/index/clear \[POST\]

## Description

Clear the [index](../../reference/glossary/index_xml.md) for the group specified in the URL.

## Parameters

No parameters required.

## Permission

This service requires manager or higher.

## Response

```xml

<index group="[group name]" cleared="true"/>
```

## Error Handling

No specific errors expected for this service.