---
title: "DELETE /issue-groups/{issue_group_id}/children/{child_issue_id}"
method: DELETE
path: "/issue-groups/{issue_group_id}/children/{child_issue_id}"
tags: ["issues"]
---

# DELETE /issue-groups/{issue_group_id}/children/{child_issue_id}

`DELETE /issue-groups/{issue_group_id}/children/{child_issue_id}`

Remove a child from an issue group
Removes one child issue. An issue group must retain at least one child.

**Rate limit:** 120 requests per minute

## Path parameters

- `issue_group_id` string, required
- `child_issue_id` string, required

## Response `200`

- IssueGroupMutationResponseBody
  - `request_id` string — The request ID for tracking.
  - `success` boolean — Whether the mutation succeeded.

## Other responses

- `400` — The request was invalid or could not be completed.
- `403` — The authenticated caller or organization is not allowed to access this endpoint or operation.
- `404`
- `409`
- `500` — An unexpected internal error occurred.

## Changes

- **2026-08-28** `fe3adb90ea45` — 1 info
  - added the non-success response with the status `403`
- **2026-08-19** `601861c5dfcf` — 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/usepylon/apis/pylon-api/changes/issue-groups/:issue_group_id/children/:child_issue_id/delete.md)

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