# Deleting a Backend Server Group

#### Function

This API is used to delete a backend server group.

#### Constraints

A backend server group can be deleted only after all servers are removed from the group, the health check configured for the group is deleted, and the group has no forwarding policies associated.

#### URI

DELETE /v3/{project_id}/elb/pools/{pool_id}

Table 1 Path parameters
Parameter | Mandatory | Type | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
project_id | Yes | String | Specifies the project ID.
pool_id | Yes | String | Specifies the ID of the backend server group.

#### Request Parameters

Table 2 Request header parameters
Parameter | Mandatory | Type | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
X-Auth-Token | Yes | String | Specifies the token used for IAM authentication.

#### Response Parameters

None

#### Example Requests

    DELETE

    https://{elb_endpoint}/v3/99a3fff0d03c428eac3678da6a7d0f24/elb/pools/36ce7086-a496-4666-9064-5ba0e6840c75

#### Example Responses

None

#### Status Codes

Status Code | Description
--- | ---
204 | Successful request.

#### Error Codes

See Error Codes.

Parent topic: Backend Server Group