# Method: contactGroups.delete

- [HTTP request](https://developers.google.com/people/api/rest/v1/contactGroups/delete#body.HTTP_TEMPLATE)
- [Path parameters](https://developers.google.com/people/api/rest/v1/contactGroups/delete#body.PATH_PARAMETERS)
- [Query parameters](https://developers.google.com/people/api/rest/v1/contactGroups/delete#body.QUERY_PARAMETERS)
- [Request body](https://developers.google.com/people/api/rest/v1/contactGroups/delete#body.request_body)
- [Response body](https://developers.google.com/people/api/rest/v1/contactGroups/delete#body.response_body)
- [Authorization scopes](https://developers.google.com/people/api/rest/v1/contactGroups/delete#body.aspect)
- [Try it!](https://developers.google.com/people/api/rest/v1/contactGroups/delete#try-it)

Delete an existing contact group owned by the authenticated user by specifying a contact group resource name.

Mutate requests for the same user should be sent sequentially to avoid increased latency and failures.

### HTTP request

`DELETE https://people.googleapis.com/v1/{resourceName=contactGroups/*}`

The URL uses [gRPC Transcoding](https://google.aip.dev/127) syntax.

### Path parameters

| Parameters ||
|---|---|
| `resourceName` | `string` Required. The resource name of the contact group to delete. |

### Query parameters

| Parameters ||
|---|---|
| `deleteContacts` | `boolean` Optional. Set to true to also delete the contacts in the specified group. |

### Request body

The request body must be empty.

### Response body

If successful, the response body is empty.

### Authorization scopes

Requires the following OAuth scope:

- `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/contacts`

For more information, see the [Authorization guide](https://developers.google.com/workspace/guides/configure-oauth-consent).