Sample - Box Platform API
DELETE/groups/{group_id}

Remove group

Permanently deletes a group. Only users with admin-level permissions will be able to use this API.

  • RetriesRetries up to 2×, 500ms backoff, 30s timeout.

1 parameter
group_idstringrequired
The ID of the group.

2 status codes
204A blank response is returned if the group was successfully deleted.
defaultAn unexpected client error.
typestringoptional
The value will always be `error`.
Allowed:error
statusintegeroptional
The HTTP status of the response.
codestringoptional
A Box-specific error code.
Allowed:createdacceptedno_contentredirectnot_modifiedbad_requestunauthorizedforbiddennot_foundmethod_not_allowedconflictprecondition_failed
messagestringoptional
A short message describing the error.
context_infoobjectoptional
A free-form object that contains additional context about the error. The possible fields are defined on a per-endpoint basis. `message` is only one example.
help_urlstringoptional
A URL that links to more information about why this error occurred.
request_idstringoptional
A unique identifier for this response, which can be used when contacting Box support.

Error handling

Any other status is an error: An unexpected client error.