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Request
HTTP request
DELETE https://youtubeanalytics.googleapis.com/v2/groups
Authorization
This request requires authorization with at least one of the following scopes (read more about authentication and authorization).
| Scopes |
| https://www.googleapis.com/auth/yt-analytics.readonly |
View YouTube Analytics reports for your YouTube content. This scope provides access to user activity metrics, like view counts and rating counts. |
| https://www.googleapis.com/auth/yt-analytics-monetary.readonly |
View YouTube Analytics monetary reports for your YouTube content. This scope provides access to user activity metrics and to estimated revenue and ad performance metrics. |
| https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtube |
Manage your YouTube account. In the YouTube Analytics API, channel owners use this scope to manage YouTube Analytics groups and group items. |
| https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtubepartner |
View and manage YouTube assets and associated content on YouTube. In the YouTube Analytics API, content owners use this scope to manage YouTube Analytics groups and group items. |
Parameters
The table below lists the parameters that this query supports. All of the parameters listed are query parameters.
| Parameters |
| Required parameters |
id |
string
The id parameter specifies the YouTube group ID of the group that is being deleted. |
| Optional parameters |
onBehalfOfContentOwner |
string
This parameter can only be used in a properly authorized request. Note: This parameter is intended exclusively for YouTube content partners that own and manage many different YouTube channels.
The onBehalfOfContentOwner parameter indicates that the request's authorization credentials identify a YouTube user who is acting on behalf of the content owner specified in the parameter value. It allows content owners to authenticate once and get access to all their video and channel data, without having to provide authentication credentials for each individual channel. The account that the user authenticates with must be linked to the specified YouTube content owner. |
Request body
Do not provide a request body when calling this method.
Response
If successful, this method returns an HTTP 204 response code (No Content).
Errors
The API does not define any error messages that are unique to this API method. However, this method could still return general API errors listed in the error message documentation.
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Last updated 2025-08-20 UTC.
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A `DELETE` HTTP request is sent to the specified endpoint. Authorization is required, using one of four listed scopes. The `id` parameter, which specifies the group's ID, is mandatory. An optional `onBehalfOfContentOwner` parameter allows content owners to act on behalf of other channels. No request body is needed, and a successful deletion returns a `204` response. No unique errors are defined, general API errors can occur.\n"],null,["Deletes a group.\n\nRequest\n\nHTTP request \n\n```\nDELETE https://youtubeanalytics.googleapis.com/v2/groups\n```\n\nAuthorization\n\nThis request requires authorization with at least one of the following scopes ([read more about authentication and authorization](/youtube/analytics/authentication)).\n\n| Scopes ||\n|----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| https://www.googleapis.com/auth/yt-analytics.readonly | View YouTube Analytics reports for your YouTube content. This scope provides access to user activity metrics, like view counts and rating counts. |\n| https://www.googleapis.com/auth/yt-analytics-monetary.readonly | View YouTube Analytics monetary reports for your YouTube content. This scope provides access to user activity metrics and to estimated revenue and ad performance metrics. |\n| https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtube | Manage your YouTube account. In the YouTube Analytics API, channel owners use this scope to manage YouTube Analytics groups and group items. |\n| https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtubepartner | View and manage YouTube assets and associated content on YouTube. In the YouTube Analytics API, content owners use this scope to manage YouTube Analytics groups and group items. |\n\nParameters\n\nThe table below lists the parameters that this query supports. All of the parameters listed are query parameters.\n\n| Parameters ||\n|--------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---|\n| **Required parameters** |||\n| `id` | `string` The **id** parameter specifies the YouTube group ID of the group that is being deleted. |\n| **Optional parameters** |||\n| `onBehalfOfContentOwner` | `string` This parameter can only be used in a properly [authorized request](/youtube/analytics/authentication). **Note:** This parameter is intended exclusively for YouTube content partners that own and manage many different YouTube channels. The **onBehalfOfContentOwner** parameter indicates that the request's authorization credentials identify a YouTube user who is acting on behalf of the content owner specified in the parameter value. It allows content owners to authenticate once and get access to all their video and channel data, without having to provide authentication credentials for each individual channel. The account that the user authenticates with must be linked to the specified YouTube content owner. |\n\nRequest body\n\nDo not provide a request body when calling this method.\n\nResponse\n\nIf successful, this method returns an HTTP `204` response code (`No Content`).\n\nErrors\n\nThe API does not define any error messages that are unique to this API method. However, this method could still return general API errors listed in the [error message](/youtube/analytics/reference/errors#general) documentation.\n\nTry it!\n\nUse the APIs Explorer to call this API and see the API request and response."]]
