---
title: "Decommission a device"
method: POST
path: "/endpoints/v1/devices/{deviceID}/decommission"
tags: ["Endpoints"]
---

# Decommission a device

`POST /endpoints/v1/devices/{deviceID}/decommission`

Decommission the device. Decommissioning a laptop or desktop allows you to securely wipe out data from all folders that inSync protects, which includes backup folders and inSync Share data. This is helpful in scenarios where devices are stolen or lost and you want to wipe out critical data from a device.

## Path parameters

- `deviceID` integer, required

## Response `200`

OK

- unknown

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `401` — The request did not include an authentication token or an expired authentication token was supplied.
- `404` — The requested resource was not found.
- `422` — The request was well-formed but was not processed due to semantic errors.
- `500` — The request was not processed due to an internal error in inSync GovCloud.
- `501` — Requested HTTP method is not implemented.

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