---
title: "Remove metadata from doc group"
url: "https://docs.signnow.com/docs/document-group/operations/delete-v2-document-groups-document_group_id-metadata"
type: "endpoint"
section: "document-group"
slug: "document-group/operations/delete-v2-document-groups-document_group_id-metadata"
method: "DELETE"
path: "/v2/document-groups/{document_group_id}/metadata"
operation_id: "delete-v2-document-groups-document_group_id-metadata"
authorization: "bearer"
---

# Remove metadata from doc group

`DELETE /v2/document-groups/{document_group_id}/metadata`

This endpoint allows users to delete metadata for a document group.

## Authorization

bearer

## Path Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|------|------|----------|-------------|
| `document_group_id` | string | Yes | ID of the document group. |

## Header Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|------|------|----------|-------------|
| `Content-Type` | string | No | application/json |

## Responses

### 204

Success, no content

### 400

* Incorrect or missing token

**Example** (`Incorrect or missing token`)

```json
{
  "code": 1537,
  "error": "invalid_token"
}
```

### 403

* Request with bearer token from another user

**Example** (`Request with bearer token from another user`)

```json
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 13020008,
      "message": "Access to DocumentGroup is denied"
    }
  ]
}
```

### 404

* Request with `group_id` which does not exist
* Request with `group_id` which is a template
* Request with `group_id` that does not have metadata

**Example** (`Request with `group_id` which is a template`)

```json
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "message": "Document group `4fXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX` not found"
    }
  ]
}
```

**Example** (`Request with `group_id` which does not exist`)

```json
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "message": "Document group `4fXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX` not found"
    }
  ]
}
```

**Example** (`Request with `group_id` that does not have metadata`)

```json
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 23004017,
      "message": "Metadata not found."
    }
  ]
}
```

## Code Examples

> Replace `$SIGNNOW_ACCESS_TOKEN` and any `{placeholder}` values before running.

### cURL

```bash
curl -X DELETE \
  "https://api.signnow.com/v2/document-groups/{document_group_id}/metadata" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SIGNNOW_ACCESS_TOKEN"
```

---
*Full reference: https://docs.signnow.com/docs/document-group/operations/delete-v2-document-groups-document_group_id-metadata*