# Remove IB Group Members

## POST /v1/admin/group/{gid}/membership/remove

> Remove members from an Information Barrier group

```json
{"openapi":"3.1.1","info":{"title":"Pod API","version":"20.17.1"},"servers":[{"url":"http://yourpodURL.symphony.com/pod"}],"paths":{"/v1/admin/group/{gid}/membership/remove":{"post":{"summary":"Remove members from an Information Barrier group","parameters":[{"schema":{"type":"string"},"name":"gid","description":"URL-Safe encoded Group ID","in":"path","required":true},{"schema":{"type":"string"},"name":"sessionToken","description":"Session authentication token.","in":"header","required":true}],"tags":["InfoBarriers"],"responses":{"200":{"description":"Success","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/BulkActionResult"}}}},"400":{"description":"Client error, see response body for further details.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/Error"}}}},"401":{"description":"Unauthorized: Invalid session token.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/Error"}}}},"403":{"description":"Forbidden: Caller lacks necessary entitlement.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/Error"}}}},"500":{"description":"Server error, see response body for further details.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/Error"}}}}},"requestBody":{"content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/IntegerList"}}},"required":true}}}},"components":{"schemas":{"BulkActionResult":{"description":"The results of list based bulk action. The list contains the result messages\nin the same order as submitted. The message will be an empty string if the action\nwas successful for item in that index.\n","properties":{"overallResult":{"type":"string","enum":["SUCCESS","FAIL"]},"results":{"type":"array","items":{"type":"string"}}}},"Error":{"type":"object","properties":{"code":{"type":"integer","format":"int32"},"message":{"type":"string"}}},"IntegerList":{"type":"array","items":{"type":"integer","format":"int64"}}}}}
```

As the example shows, the users to be removed from the Information Barrier group (specified as a list of user IDs) must be included in the data parameter.

> #### ❗️ Known Limitation
>
> It is currently not possible to remove a deactivated user from an IB group via the API. Please use the Admin Portal if you wish to do this.

> #### 🚧 Roles and Privileges
>
> Calling this endpoint requires the ACCESS\_USER\_PROVISIONING\_API privilege.\
> See [Bot Permissions](https://docs.developers.symphony.com/building-bots-on-symphony/configuration/bot-permissions) for a list of roles and associated privileges.


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