# XGROUP DESTROY












The `XGROUP DESTROY` command completely destroys a consumer group.

The consumer group will be destroyed even if there are active consumers, and pending messages, so make sure to call this command only when really needed.

## Return information

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[Integer reply](../../develop/reference/protocol-spec#integers): the number of destroyed consumer groups, either 0 or 1.

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[Integer reply](../../develop/reference/protocol-spec#integers): the number of destroyed consumer groups, either 0 or 1.