API Docs

Delete Groups

Deletes Groups from a Kintone environment.

Method DELETE
URL https://{subdomain}.kintone.com/v1/groups.json
Authentication API Token Authentication , Password Authentication , Session Authentication
Content-Type application/json

Contents

Permissions

Only Administrators can use this API.

For more information on Administrators, refer to the following article:
Types of Administrators (External link)

Request Parameters

Parameter Value Required Description
codes Array of Strings Yes An array of Group codes.
The maximum limit is 100.

Sample Request

JavaScript using kintone.api() 

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var body = {
  'codes': [
    'group1',
    'group2'
  ]
};

kintone.api(kintone.api.url('/v1/groups.json', true), 'DELETE', body, function(resp) {
  'use strict';
  // success
  console.log(resp);
}, function(error) {
  'use strict';
  // error
  console.log(error);
});

curl Sample 

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$ curl -X DELETE \
  https://{subdomain}.kintone.com/v1/groups.json \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'X-Cybozu-Authorization: a2ludG9uZTpkZXZlbG9wZXI=' \
  -d '{
    "codes":[
      "group1",
      "group2"
    ]
  }'

Response Parameters

An empty JSON object will be returned.

Sample Response 

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{}

Limitations

  • It is not recommended run this API while performing the following operations on the Users & System Administration page:
    • Updates to groups on the Groups (or Roles) page
      For more information on Groups (or Roles), refer to the following article:
      Managing Groups (or Roles) (External link)
    • Importing from a file