---
title: "Service: /members/{member}/groups/{group}/loadingzone/delete [POST]"
source: https://dev.pageseeder.com/api/services/delete-loading-zone-content_post.html
description: "POST service that deletes content from a member's loading zone. Requires either a path or media type parameter. Only the member or group manager can delete resources. Returns XML confirmation of deleted file or media type."
last_updated: 2026-09-08T13:59:12+10:00
document_type: api_endpoint
operation_id: load-POST
resource_id: load
path_template: /members/{member}/groups/{group}/loadingzone/delete
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: ~313
---

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

## Description

Deleting the content of a member loading zone.

This service can be used to manage the content of a member’s [loading zone](../../reference/glossary/loading_zone.md).

## Parameters

| Name | Description | Required | Type | Default |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| mediatype | As an alternative to the path parameter, the media type of the files to delete  (required if no path) | conditional | mediatype |  |
| path | The path of the resource to delete, relative to the root of the loading zone (required if no mediatype) | conditional | path |  |
| uploadid | The upload `ID` of the loading zone | no | string |  |
| xlinkid | A comment `ID` used to build an upload `ID` (for comment attachments’ loading zone) | no | long |  |

## Permission

Only the member herself or a manager of the group can delete a resource in a loading zone. 

## Response

 If path specified:

```xml

<file name="[name]"
      path="[path]"
      type="[file|folder]"
      mediatype="[media type]"
      status="deleted"/>
```

If mediatype specified:

```xml

<mediatype value="[media type]" status="deleted"/>
```

## Error Handling

No specific errors expected for this service.