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# hostprototype.delete

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### Description

`object hostprototype.delete(array hostPrototypeIds)`

This method allows to delete host prototypes.

::: noteclassic
This method is only available to *Admin* and *Super admin*
user types. Permissions to call the method can be revoked in user role
settings. See [User
roles](/manual/web_interface/frontend_sections/users/user_roles)
for more information.
:::

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### Parameters

`(array)` IDs of the host prototypes to delete.

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### Return values

`(object)` Returns an object containing the IDs of the deleted host
prototypes under the `hostids` property.

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### Examples

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#### Deleting multiple host prototypes

Delete two host prototypes.

[Request](/manual/api#performing-requests):

```json
{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "hostprototype.delete",
    "params": [
        "10103",
        "10105"
    ],
    "id": 1
}
```

Response:

```json
{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "result": {
        "hostids": [
            "10103",
            "10105"
        ]
    },
    "id": 1
}
```

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### Source

CHostPrototype::delete() in
*ui/include/classes/api/services/CHostPrototype.php*.

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