> You are reading the Docusign Developer Documentation. For clean Markdown of any page, append .md to the page URL. > > Documentation indexes by section: > - APIs and SDKs: https://docusign.docs.buildwithfern.com/docs/llms.txt > - Platform 101: https://docusign.docs.buildwithfern.com/platform/llms.txt > - Extension Apps: https://docusign.docs.buildwithfern.com/extension-apps/llms.txt > - Docusign CLI: https://docusign.docs.buildwithfern.com/docusign-cli/llms.txt > > Authentication (OAuth, JWT Grant, M2M): https://docusign.docs.buildwithfern.com/platform/auth > Webhooks and Connect: https://docusign.docs.buildwithfern.com/platform/webhooks > > OpenAPI specifications: https://docusign.docs.buildwithfern.com/openapi.json > MCP server: https://docusign.docs.buildwithfern.com/_mcp/server # How to delete a permission profile > Demonstrates how to delete a permission profile This topic demonstrates how to delete a permission profile with the eSignature REST API. > **Note** > > Run this code example from our [Quickstart](/docs/esign-rest-api/quickstart) or launcher projects: [Bash](https://github.com/docusign/code-examples-bash), [C#](https://github.com/docusign/code-examples-csharp), [Java](https://github.com/docusign/code-examples-java), [Node.js](https://github.com/docusign/code-examples-node), [PHP](https://github.com/docusign/code-examples-php), [PowerShell](https://github.com/docusign/code-examples-powershell), [Python](https://github.com/docusign/code-examples-python), or [Ruby](https://github.com/docusign/code-examples-ruby). ## Required data Running the code in this how-to requires this data: | Data element | Description | | ------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | \{API_ACCOUNT_ID} | A [GUID](http://guid.one/) value that identifies your account. This value is automatically generated by Docusign for any account you create. Copy the value from the **API Account ID** field on the [Apps and Keys](https://admindemo.docusign.com/authenticate?goTo=appsAndKeys) page. | | \{BASE_PATH} | A string value that forms the root of the URL required to make API calls. The base path value in the example code is set to target the developer environment at https\://\/restapi Where \ is demo.docusign.net for the developer environment and is the result of the GetUserInfo call in production. | | \{PERMISSION_PROFILE_ID} | A string value that identifies your [permission profile](/docs/esign-rest-api/esign101/concepts/permissions). This value is automatically generated by Docusign for any permission profile you create. | ## Step 1. Obtain your OAuth token To make the API call shown in this how-to, you need a valid OAuth access token. Docusign supports access tokens for three different recommended OAuth grant types: Public Authorization Code Grant, Confidential Authorization Code Grant, and JSON Web Token (JWT) Grant. Choose the OAuth grant type appropriate for your scenario. > **Note** > > See [Confidential Authorization Code Grant](/platform/auth/authcode#confidential-authorization-code-grant) for guidance on your options to get an Confidential Authorization Code Grant OAuth token. ![Three icons that represent the three methods a user can use to obtain an OAuth token: JSON Web Token (JWT), Public Authorization Code Grant (ACG), and Confidential Authorization Code grant](/_fern-files/_img/64f473773042ee439449a096bf7673292b1585b86a4ccc55f82ba0dda41f61a1.webp) ## Step 2. Construct your API headers After you have a valid OAuth access token, you are ready to construct the API headers that you will pass to the API call. Construct your headers like this, but make sure to substitute your valid OAuth access token for \{ACCESS_TOKEN}. **`Bash`** ```bash title="Bash" declare -a Headers=('--header' "Authorization: Bearer ${ACCESS_TOKEN}" \ '--header' "Accept: application/json" \ '--header' "Content-Type: application/json") ``` **`C#`** ```csharp title="C#" var docuSignClient = new DocuSignClient(basePath); docuSignClient.Configuration.DefaultHeader.Add("Authorization", "Bearer " + accessToken); AccountsApi accountsApi = new AccountsApi(docuSignClient); ``` **`Java`** ```java title="Java" ApiClient apiClient = new ApiClient(basePath); apiClient.addDefaultHeader(HttpHeaders.AUTHORIZATION, BEARER_AUTHENTICATION + userAccessToken); ``` **`Node.js`** ```javascript title="Node.js" let dsApiClient = new docusign.ApiClient(); dsApiClient.setBasePath(args.basePath); dsApiClient.addDefaultHeader('Authorization', 'Bearer ' + args.accessToken); let accountsApi = new docusign.AccountsApi(dsApiClient); ``` **`PHP`** ```php title="PHP" $config = new Configuration(); $config->setHost($args['base_path']); $config->addDefaultHeader('Authorization', 'Bearer ' . $args['ds_access_token']); $this->apiClient = new ApiClient($config); ``` **`PowerShell`** ```text title="PowerShell" $headers = New-Object "System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary[[String],[String]]" $headers.add("Authorization", "Bearer $oAuthAccessToken") $headers.add("Accept", "application/json") $headers.add("Content-Type", "application/json") ``` **`Python`** ```python title="Python" api_client = create_api_client(base_path=args["base_path"], access_token=args["access_token"]) account_api = AccountsApi(api_client) ``` **`Ruby`** ```ruby title="Ruby" configuration = DocuSign_eSign::Configuration.new configuration.host = args[:base_path] api_client = DocuSign_eSign::ApiClient.new configuration api_client.default_headers['Authorization'] = "Bearer #{args[:access_token]}" ``` ## Step 3. Call the eSignature REST API Now that you have constructed your API headers, make a request to the [AccountPermissionProfiles:delete](/docs/esign-rest-api/reference/accounts/accountpermissionprofiles/delete) endpoint to delete a permission profile. Here’s how you make the call, but make sure to substitute your permission profile ID for \{PROFILE_ID} and your API account ID for \{API_ACCOUNT_ID}. **Note:** If you have any users still associated with the profile group, this API call fails. > **Note** > > View the source code for this how-to on GitHub: [Bash](https://github.com/docusign/code-examples-bash/blob/master/examples/eSignature/eg027DeletingPermissions.sh), [C#](https://github.com/docusign/code-examples-csharp/blob/master/launcher-csharp/eSignature/Examples/DeletePermission.cs), [Java](https://github.com/docusign/code-examples-java/blob/master/src/main/java/com/docusign/controller/eSignature/examples/EG027ControllerPermissionDelete.java), [Node.js](https://github.com/docusign/code-examples-node/blob/master/lib/eSignature/examples/deletePermission.js), [PHP](https://github.com/docusign/code-examples-php/blob/master/src/Services/Examples/eSignature/PermissionDeleteService.php), [PowerShell](https://github.com/docusign/code-examples-powershell/blob/master/examples/eSignature/eg027DeletingPermissions.ps1), [Python](https://github.com/docusign/code-examples-python/blob/master/app/eSignature/examples/eg027_permissions_delete.py), or [Ruby](https://github.com/docusign/code-examples-ruby/blob/main/app/services/e_sign/eg027_permissions_delete_service.rb). **`Bash`** ```bash title="Bash" Status=$(curl -w '%{http_code}' -i --request DELETE ${base_path}/v2.1/accounts/${account_id}/permission_profiles/${permission_profile_id} \ "${Headers[@]}" \ --output ${response}) ``` **`C#`** ```csharp title="C#" var response = accountsApi.DeletePermissionProfileWithHttpInfo(accountId, permissionProfileId); response.Headers.TryGetValue("X-RateLimit-Remaining", out string remaining); response.Headers.TryGetValue("X-RateLimit-Reset", out string reset); if (reset != null && remaining != null) { DateTime resetDate = DateTimeOffset.FromUnixTimeSeconds(long.Parse(reset)).UtcDateTime; Console.WriteLine("API calls remaining: " + remaining); Console.WriteLine("Next Reset: " + resetDate); } ``` **`Java`** ```java title="Java" String curProfileId = args.getProfileId(); try { PermissionDeleteService.permissionDelete(accountsApi, session.getAccountId(), curProfileId); ``` **`Node.js`** ```javascript title="Node.js" await accountsApi.deletePermissionProfile(args.accountId, args.profileId, (error, data, response) => { const headers = response?.headers; const remaining = headers?.['x-ratelimit-remaining']; const reset = headers?.['x-ratelimit-reset']; if (remaining && reset) { const resetInstant = new Date(Number(reset) * 1000); console.log(`API calls remaining: ${remaining}`); console.log(`Next Reset: ${resetInstant.toISOString()}`); } }); ``` **`PHP`** ```php title="PHP" $response = $accounts_api->deletePermissionProfileWithHttpInfo( $args['account_id'], $args['permission_args']['permission_profile_id'] ); $remaining = $response[2]['X-RateLimit-Remaining'] ?? null; $reset = $response[2]['X-RateLimit-Reset'] ?? null; if ($remaining !== null && $reset !== null) { $resetInstant = (new DateTime())->setTimestamp((int)$reset); error_log("API calls remaining: $remaining"); error_log("Next Reset: " . $resetInstant->format(\DateTime::ATOM)); } ``` **`PowerShell`** ```text title="PowerShell" $uri = "https://demo.docusign.net/restapi/v2.1/accounts/$APIAccountId/permission_profiles/$profileID" try { Invoke-WebRequest -uri $uri -headers $headers -method DELETE Write-Output "Profile $profileID has been deleted." } catch { Write-Output "Unable to delete the permissions profile." # On failure, display a notification, X-DocuSign-TraceToken, error message, and the command that triggered the error foreach ($header in $_.Exception.Response.Headers) { if ($header -eq "X-DocuSign-TraceToken") { Write-Output "TraceToken : " $_.Exception.Response.Headers[$int] } $int++ } Write-Output "Error : "$_.ErrorDetails.Message Write-Output "Command : "$_.InvocationInfo.Line } ``` **`Python`** ```python title="Python" (response, status, headers) = account_api.delete_permission_profile_with_http_info( account_id=args["account_id"], permission_profile_id=args["permission_profile_id"]) remaining = headers.get("X-RateLimit-Remaining") reset = headers.get("X-RateLimit-Reset") if remaining is not None and reset is not None: reset_date = dt.fromtimestamp(int(reset), tz=timezone.utc) print(f"API calls remaining: {remaining}") print(f"Next Reset: {reset_date}") ``` **`Ruby`** ```ruby title="Ruby" accounts_api = create_account_api(args) results, _status, headers = accounts_api.delete_permission_profile_with_http_info(args[:account_id], args[:permission_profile_id]) remaining = headers['X-RateLimit-Remaining'] reset = headers['X-RateLimit-Reset'] if remaining && reset reset_date = Time.at(reset.to_i).utc puts "API calls remaining: #{remaining}" puts "Next Reset: #{reset_date}" end ``` ## Expected response If you run this code example from our Quickstart or launcher projects, it returns a (200) response with an empty response body. ## Next steps * Run this code example from our [Quickstart](/docs/esign-rest-api/quickstart) or launcher projects: [Bash](https://github.com/docusign/code-examples-bash), [C#](https://github.com/docusign/code-examples-csharp), [Java](https://github.com/docusign/code-examples-java), [Node.js](https://github.com/docusign/code-examples-node), [PHP](https://github.com/docusign/code-examples-php), [PowerShell](https://github.com/docusign/code-examples-powershell), [Python](https://github.com/docusign/code-examples-python), or [Ruby](https://github.com/docusign/code-examples-ruby). * See all available eSignature [How-to guides](/docs/esign-rest-api/how-to). * See [permission profiles](/docs/esign-rest-api/esign101/concepts/permissions) for more information. * See how to [Go-Live](/docs/esign-rest-api/go-live) with a completed app and find the base path for API calls in the production environment.