GroupItems: delete
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Removes an item from a group.
Request
HTTP request
DELETE https://youtubeanalytics.googleapis.com/v2/groupItems
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 item ID for 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 table below identifies error messages that the API could return in response to a call to this method. Please see the error message documentation for more detail.
| Error type |
Error detail |
Description |
notFound (404) |
groupItemNotFound |
The group item identified with the request's id property cannot be found. |
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Last updated 2025-08-28 UTC.
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Authorization is required, using specific scopes like `yt-analytics.readonly`, `yt-analytics-monetary.readonly`, `youtube`, or `youtubepartner`. The request requires the `id` parameter specifying the group item's ID. An optional `onBehalfOfContentOwner` parameter allows content owners to manage multiple channels. Successful deletion returns a `204` status; a `404` error occurs if the item isn't found.\n"],null,["# GroupItems: delete\n\nRemoves an item from a group.\n\nRequest\n-------\n\n### HTTP request\n\n```\nDELETE https://youtubeanalytics.googleapis.com/v2/groupItems\n```\n\n### Authorization\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\n### Parameters\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 item ID for 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\n### Request body\n\nDo not provide a request body when calling this method.\n\nResponse\n--------\n\nIf successful, this method returns an HTTP `204` response code (`No Content`).\n\nErrors\n------\n\nThe table below identifies error messages that the API could return in response to a call to this method. Please see the [error message](/youtube/analytics/reference/errors) documentation for more detail.\n\n| Error type | Error detail | Description |\n|------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| `notFound (404)` | `groupItemNotFound` | The group item identified with the request's `id` property cannot be found. |\n\nTry it!\n-------\n\nUse the APIs Explorer to call this API and see the API request and response."]]
