| title | Delete directoryObject |
|---|---|
| description | Delete a directory object, for example, a group, user, application, or service principal. |
| author | FaithOmbongi |
| ms.localizationpriority | medium |
| ms.subservice | entra-directory-management |
| doc_type | apiPageType |
| ms.date | 04/04/2024 |
Namespace: microsoft.graph
Delete a directory object, for example, a group, user, application, or service principal.
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The following table shows the least privileged permission or permissions required to call this API on each supported resource type. Follow best practices to request least privileged permissions. For details about delegated and application permissions, see Permission types. To learn more about these permissions, see the permissions reference.
| Supported resource | Delegated (work or school account) | Delegated (personal Microsoft account) | Application |
|---|---|---|---|
| application | Application.ReadWrite.All | Not supported. | Application.ReadWrite.All |
| group | Group.ReadWrite.All | Not supported. | Group.ReadWrite.All |
| servicePrincipal | Application.ReadWrite.All | Not supported. | Application.ReadWrite.All |
| user | User.ReadWrite.All | Not supported. | User.ReadWrite.All |
DELETE /directoryObjects/{id}| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Authorization | Bearer {token}. Required. Learn more about authentication and authorization. |
Don't supply a request body for this method.
If successful, this method returns a 204 No Content response code. It doesn't return anything in the response body.
The following example shows a request.
DELETE https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/directoryObjects/ffab4dce-9b82-49a6-b7c7-1a143106598c[!INCLUDE sample-code] [!INCLUDE sdk-documentation]
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The following example shows the response.
HTTP/1.1 204 No Content