---
title: "Dry run a group deletion."
method: DELETE
path: "/groups/{groupId}/dry-run.json"
tags: ["Groups"]
---

# Dry run a group deletion.

`DELETE /groups/{groupId}/dry-run.json`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://passbolt.local`
- URL: `https://passbolt.local/groups/{groupId}/dry-run.json`
- Auth: HTTP bearer
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/passbolt/apis/passbolt-api/docs/groups/:groupId/dry-run.json/delete.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

## Path parameters

- `groupId` string, uuid, required

## Response `200`

Operation is successful.

- object
  - `header` Header, required
    - `id` string, uuid, required
    - `status` 'success' | 'error', required
    - `servertime` integer, required
    - `action` string, uuid, required
    - `message` string, required
    - `url` string, uri, required
    - `code` integer, required
  - `body` object[], required

## Other responses

- `400`: The dry-run failed.
- `401`: Authentication required.
- `404`: Not found

## Changes

- **2026-11-06** `8d72215e2274`: 4 breaking, 28 info
  - the `body/folders/sole_owner/items/anyOf[#/components/schemas/folderV4IndexAndView]/children_folders/items/anyOf[#/components/schemas/folderV5IndexAndView]/allOf[subschema #2]/children_resources/items/anyOf[#/components/schemas/resourceV5IndexAndView]/allOf[subschema #2]/secrets/items/` response's property type changed from `string` to `object` for status `400`
  - the `body/folders/sole_owner/items/anyOf[#/components/schemas/folderV4IndexAndView]/children_resources/items/anyOf[#/components/schemas/resourceV5IndexAndView]/allOf[subschema #2]/secrets/items/` response's property type changed from `string` to `object` for status `400`
  - the `body/folders/sole_owner/items/anyOf[#/components/schemas/folderV5IndexAndView]/allOf[subschema #2]/children_resources/items/anyOf[#/components/schemas/resourceV5IndexAndView]/allOf[subschema #2]/secrets/items/` response's property type changed from `string` to `object` for status `400`
  - the `body/resources/sole_owner/items/anyOf[#/components/schemas/resourceV5IndexAndView]/allOf[subschema #2]/secrets/items/` response's property type changed from `string` to `object` for status `400`
  - …28 more
- …earlier changes not shown

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/passbolt/apis/passbolt-api/changes/groups/:groupId/dry-run.json/delete.md)

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/passbolt/apis/passbolt-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/passbolt/apis/passbolt-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/passbolt/apis/passbolt-api/revisions/8d72215e2274?raw)