# usermacro.delete

### Description

`object usermacro.delete(array hostMacroIds)`

This method allows to delete host macros.

::: 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/administration/user_roles)
for more information.
:::

### Parameters

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

### Return values

`(object)` Returns an object containing the IDs of the deleted host
macros under the `hostmacroids` property.

### Examples

#### Deleting multiple host macros

Delete two host macros.

Request:

``` {.java}
{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "usermacro.delete",
    "params": [
        "32",
        "11"
    ],
    "auth": "3a57200802b24cda67c4e4010b50c065",
    "id": 1
}
```

Response:

``` {.java}
{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "result": {
        "hostmacroids": [
            "32",
            "11"
        ]
    },
    "id": 1
}
```

### Source

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