# DELETE /api/v1/hosting/protected-directories

> Remove password protection from a directory

- Group: security
- Tier: W
- Required scope: write:hosting
- Docs: https://api.inleed.com/reference/security/delete-directory-password

## Description

Removes the HTTP basic-auth prompt from `path` (as passed to `set_directory_password`). Requires `write:hosting`. The directory must currently be protected.

## Query parameters

- `input` — string (required). A domain, email address, website URL, or Inleed service id — for example example.se, info@example.se or 42976. Resolved to the owning account automatically, and the resolved target is echoed back in the response.

## Request

```bash
curl -X DELETE "https://mcp.inleed.com/api/v1/hosting/protected-directories" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer inl_live_…"
```

## Response · 200

```json
{
  "target": {
    "input": "example.se",
    "kind": "domain",
    "domain": null,
    "mailbox": null,
    "serviceId": 90714,
    "domainServiceId": null,
    "daUsername": "inleed42",
    "node": "web12",
    "userId": 4821,
    "note": null
  },
  "path": "example.se",
  "deleted": true
}
```

## Errors

- **400**  — codes: invalid_request
- **401** No token was presented, or the token is revoked, expired or unknown. — codes: unauthorized, token_expired, token_revoked
- **403** The token lacks a required scope, or this account does not own the resource. — codes: insufficient_scope, domain_not_owned
- **404** No such resource for this account. — codes: not_found
- **422** Validation error — codes: validation_failed
- **429** The rate limit for this token is exhausted. See `Retry-After`. — codes: rate_limited
- **500** Something went wrong on our side. The failure is logged against `requestId`. — codes: internal_error

## Related

- GET /api/v1/hosting/protected-directories — https://api.inleed.com/reference/security/list-protected-directories
- PUT /api/v1/hosting/protected-directories — https://api.inleed.com/reference/security/set-directory-password