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Delete Department API

Overview

Deletes a department if no users are currently assigned to it.

  • Endpoint: /api/departments/delete
  • Method: POST
  • Access: Corporate Admin

Request Body Schema

FieldTypeRequiredDescription
idString (UUID)YesTarget department ID

Request Body Example

{
"id": "d1234567-89ab-cdef-0123-456789abcdef"
}

Success Response (200 OK)

{
"success": true,
"message": "Department deleted successfully",
"data": {
"id": "d1234567-89ab-cdef-0123-456789abcdef",
"name": "Marketing"
}
}

Error Response (400 Bad Request)

{
"success": false,
"message": "Cannot delete Department 'Marketing' because it has 15 assigned user(s)",
"data": null
}

Database Impact

  • Table: departments
  • Operations: DELETE record by ID.