---
title: "Unpublishes multiple containers"
method: PUT
path: "/api/v1/containers/_bulkunpublish"
tags: ["Containers"]
---

# Unpublishes multiple containers

`PUT /api/v1/containers/_bulkunpublish`

Unpublishes a list of containers by their identifiers. Returns a summary of successful and failed unpublish operations. The user must have Publish permissions on each container.

## Response `200`

Bulk unpublish results with success and failure counts

- ResponseEntityBulkResultView
  - `errors` ErrorEntity[]
    - `errorCode` string
    - `message` string
    - `fieldName` string
  - `entity` BulkResultView
    - `successCount` integer
    - `skippedCount` integer
    - `fails` FailedResultView[]
      - `element` string
      - `errorMessage` string
  - `messages` MessageEntity[]
    - `message` string
  - `i18nMessagesMap` object
  - `permissions` string[]
  - `pagination` Pagination
    - `currentPage` integer
    - `perPage` integer
    - `totalEntries` integer

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad request - Container identifiers list is required
- `401` — Unauthorized - User not authenticated
- `403` — Forbidden - User lacks publish permissions

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