# service.delete

### Description

`object service.delete(array serviceIds)`

This method allows to delete services.

Services with hard-dependent child services cannot be deleted.

### Parameters

`(array)` IDs of the services to delete.

### Return values

`(object)` Returns an object containing the IDs of the deleted services
under the `serviceids` property.

### Examples

#### Deleting multiple services

Delete two services.

Request:

``` {.java}
{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "service.delete",
    "params": [
        "4",
        "5"
    ],
    "auth": "3a57200802b24cda67c4e4010b50c065",
    "id": 1
}
```

Response:

``` {.java}
{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "result": {
        "serviceids": [
            "4",
            "5"
        ]
    },
    "id": 1
}
```

### Source

CService::delete() in
*frontends/php/include/classes/api/services/CService.php*.