2020-10-26 17:08:22 -04:00
---
stage: none
group: unassigned
info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/#designated-technical-writers
---
2020-04-09 11:09:29 -04:00
# Dependency Proxy API **(PREMIUM)**
## Purge the dependency proxy for a group
> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/11631) in GitLab 12.10.
Deletes the cached blobs for a group. This endpoint requires group admin access.
```plaintext
DELETE /groups/:id/dependency_proxy/cache
```
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
| --------- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| `id` | integer/string | yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of the group ](README.md#namespaced-path-encoding ) owned by the authenticated user |
Example request:
```shell
curl --request DELETE --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: < your_access_token > " "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/5/dependency_proxy/cache"
```