---
title: "Service: /members/{member}/groups/{group}/loadingzone/clear [POST]"
source: https://dev.pageseeder.com/api/services/clear-loading-zone_post.html
description: "POST service that clears temporary files from a member's loading zone within a group. Supports optional upload ID or comment ID parameters. Requires contributor permissions. Returns count of removed files."
last_updated: 2026-09-08T13:59:07+10:00
document_type: api_endpoint
operation_id: load-POST
resource_id: load
path_template: /members/{member}/groups/{group}/loadingzone/clear
http_method: POST
api_category: load
implementation_version: 6.2004
api_since: 4.9000
deprecated_since: null
obsolete_since: null
api_support: supported
cache_control: N/A
generated_at: 2026-09-02
tokens: ~262
---

# /members/\{member\}/groups/\{group\}/loadingzone/clear \[POST\]

## Description

Clearing the content in a member loading zone.

The [Loading zone](../../reference/glossary/loading_zone.md) contains all the temporary files to upload. It is specific to a member and group. This service can be used to delete all the temporary files in the loading zone.

This operation is generally done either after a successful upload or as part of a general maintenance.

## Parameters

| Name | Description | Required | Type | Default |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| uploadid | The `ID` specific to the upload, if unspecified, the general loading zone for the user and group is used. | no | string |  |
| xlinkid | A comment `ID` used to build an upload `ID` (used for comment attachments’ loading zone). | no | long |  |

## Permission

This service requires contributor or higher.

## Response

This service returns the following XML:

```xml

<load-clear filesremoved="[count]" />
```

## Error Handling

No specific errors expected for this service.