---
title: "Service: /groups/{group}/members/{member} [DELETE]"
source: https://dev.pageseeder.com/api/services/membership_delete.html
description: "Permanently deletes a member's membership record from a group. Requires manager-level permissions. Use PATCH or POST with deregister=true to remove without deleting the membership record."
last_updated: 2026-09-08T13:38:52+10:00
document_type: api_endpoint
operation_id: membership-DELETE
resource_id: membership
path_template: /groups/{group}/members/{member}
http_method: DELETE
api_category: membership
implementation_version: 6.2004
api_since: 5.4101
deprecated_since: null
obsolete_since: null
api_support: supported
cache_control: N/A
generated_at: 2026-09-02
tokens: ~158
---

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

## Description

Permanently delete the membership of a member to a group.

> **Note:** To remove a member without deleting the membership record use [Service: /groups/\{group\}/members/\{member\} \[PATCH\]](membership_patch.md) or [Service: /groups/\{group\}/members/\{member\}/manage \[POST\]](manage-group-member_post.md) with `deregister=true`.

## Parameters

No parameters required.

## Permission

This service requires manager or higher.

## Response

## Error Handling

| Code | Cause / Description |
| --- | --- |
| 0x1006 | If the user is not a member of the group. |