---
title: "Service: /validation/report/{filename} [DELETE]"
source: https://dev.pageseeder.com/api/services/get-validation-report_delete.html
description: "DELETE endpoint that removes validation report files from either shared group temp storage or individual member temp directories, returning XML confirmation of deletion."
last_updated: 2026-09-08T14:07:51+10:00
document_type: api_endpoint
operation_id: uri-DELETE
resource_id: uri
path_template: /validation/report/{filename}
http_method: DELETE
api_category: uri
implementation_version: 5.9900
api_since: 5.9200
deprecated_since: null
obsolete_since: null
api_support: supported
cache_control: N/A
generated_at: 2025-08-04
tokens: ~151
---

# /validation/report/\{filename\} \[DELETE\]

## Description

Deletes the specified validation report file.

If `filename` is specified, path is `[group root]/.temp/shared/validation/[filename]` 

Otherwise it is `[group root]/.temp/[member id]/validation-output.xml`.

## Parameters

| Name | Description | Required | Type | Default value |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| group | Name of group the validation was done in | yes | string |  |
| name | Filename of report if it is shared | no | string |  |

## Permission

## Response

```xml
<validation-report deleted="true" />
```

## Error handling