Delete Groups

Contents

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

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

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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