---
title: "Service: /groups/{group} [DELETE]"
source: https://dev.pageseeder.com/api/services/delete-group-DELETE.html
description: "Deletes a group or project permanently from the database. Requires administrator permissions and removal of subprojects first. Removes associated URIs, indexes, and physical files."
last_updated: 2026-09-02T11:36:02+10:00
document_type: api_endpoint
operation_id: group-DELETE
resource_id: group
path_template: /groups/{group}
http_method: DELETE
api_category: group
implementation_version: 6.2004
api_since: 4.9500
deprecated_since: null
obsolete_since: null
api_support: unsupported
cache_control: N/A
generated_at: 2026-09-02
tokens: ~239
---

# /groups/\{group\} \[DELETE\]

## Description

Deletes PERMANENTLY a group or project from the database.

If a project:

1. all its groups/subprojects must be deleted or archived first
2. deletes the templates folder

If a group:

1. deletes the default GroupURI and all its URIs (except the ones that are shared, they should just be unlinked), this should remove all the XLinks attached;
2. deletes the GroupURI for general discussion, this should remove all the XLinks attached;
3. unlinks all the other GroupURIs;
4. deletes the index files

These actions should remove the physical files (provided the correct methods are used).

## Parameters

No parameters required.

## Permission

This service requires administrator and `delete-documents,delete-comments` must be enabled in [global properties](../../guide/configuration/properties/global_properties.md).

## Response

## Error handling

| 0x1107 | Failed to delete a group URI |
| --- | --- |