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# host.delete

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### Description

`object host.delete(array hosts)`

This method allows to delete hosts.

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### Parameters

`(array)` IDs of hosts to delete.

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### Return values

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

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### Examples

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#### Deleting multiple hosts

Delete two hosts.

Request:

``` {.java}
{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "host.delete",
    "params": [
        "13",
        "32"
    ],
    "auth": "038e1d7b1735c6a5436ee9eae095879e",
    "id": 1
}
```

Response:

``` {.java}
{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "result": {
        "hostids": [
            "13",
            "32"
        ]
    },
    "id": 1
}
```

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### Source

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

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