Deleting an OU

Function

This API is used to delete an OU from the root or another OU. Before deleting an OU, you must remove all member accounts from the OU or move them to another OU, and also remove the child OUs from the OU. This API can be called only from the organization's management account.

URI

DELETE /v1/organizations/organizational-units/{organizational_unit_id}

**Table 1** Path Parameters
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
organizational_unit_id	Yes	String	Unique ID of an OU. Maximum: 35

Request Parameters

**Table 2** Request header parameters
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
X-Security-Token	No	String	Security token (session token) of your temporary security credentials. If a temporary security credential is used, this header is required. Minimum: 1

Response Parameters

None

Example Requests

Deleting an OU

DELETE https://{hostname}/v1/organizations/organizational-units/{organizational_unit_id}

Example Responses

None

Status Codes

Status Code	Description
204	Successful

Error Codes

See Error Codes.

Parent topic: Managing OUs

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