---
title: "Delete a Quartz scheduler job"
method: DELETE
path: "/api/v1/maintenance/_systemJobs/{group}/{name}"
tags: ["Maintenance"]
---

# Delete a Quartz scheduler job

`DELETE /api/v1/maintenance/_systemJobs/{group}/{name}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://docs.anzworldline-solutions.com.au`
- URL: `https://docs.anzworldline-solutions.com.au/api/v1/maintenance/_systemJobs/{group}/{name}`
- Auth: none declared
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/anzworldline-solutions/apis/dotcms-rest-api/docs/api/v1/maintenance/_systemJobs/:group/:name/delete.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Removes a Quartz scheduler job (and all associated triggers) from the scheduler by its group and name. Used to clean up errored or orphaned jobs after upgrades. Returns 404 if no matching job exists in the scheduler.

## Path parameters

- `group` string, required
- `name` string, required

## Response `200`

Job deleted

- ResponseEntitySystemJobDeleteView
  - `errors` ErrorEntity[]
    - `errorCode` string
    - `message` string
    - `fieldName` string
  - `entity` object
  - `messages` MessageEntity[]
    - `message` string
  - `i18nMessagesMap` object
  - `permissions` string[]
  - `pagination` Pagination
    - `currentPage` integer
    - `perPage` integer
    - `totalEntries` integer

## Other responses

- `401`: Unauthorized - authentication required
- `403`: Forbidden - CMS Administrator role and Maintenance portlet access required
- `404`: No job matches the supplied group and name

## Changes

- **2026-10-30** `4fd8e917d458`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/anzworldline-solutions/apis/dotcms-rest-api/changes/api/v1/maintenance/_systemJobs/:group/:name/delete.md)

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