Method: Delete Key

Description

This endpoint deletes a named encryption key in a specified vault.

Warning

It will no longer be possible to decrypt any data encrypted with the named key.

Note

This endpoint requires at least Write permission in the affected vault and that the key is marked as deleteable (allow_delete).

URL Syntax

/api/{version}/transparent/:vaultid/keys/:name

HTTP Method

DELETE

Successful HTTP Response

200

Parameters

Parameter name

Description

Parameter type

Type

Default

Mandatory

Comment

X-Http-Token

StoredSafe token

HTTP Header

String

1)

Preferred method

token

StoredSafe token

JSON-encoded

String

1)

Legacy method

vaultid

Vault-ID

URL-encoded

String

Yes

name

Key name

URL-encoded

String

Yes

Note

1) One of the methods is required.

Response Attributes

Attribute

Description

Type

CALLINFO.errorcodes

Number of errors

Integer

CALLINFO.errors

Number of errors

Integer

CALLINFO.general

Information

Array

CALLINFO.handler

Handler used

String

CALLINFO.status

SUCCESS or FAIL

String

CALLINFO.token

Rotated StoredSafe token 1)

String

DATA

Supplied data in prior API-call

String

HEADERS.(headers)

HTTP Headers

String

PARAMS

Route parameters (empty)

Array

ERRORCODES

Error code and text 2)

Object

ERRORS

Error code and text 2)

Array

Note

1) Token to be used in subsequent calls
2) Only present if errors

Examples

Delete the key my-new-key from the vault (vault-id) 179.

Request

DELETE /api/1.0/transparent/179/keys/my-new-key
x-http-token: your_storedsafe_token

Response

HTTP/2 201
Content-type: application/json; charset=UTF-8
{
    "CALLINFO": {
        "errorcodes": 0,
        "errors": 0,
        "general": [],
        "handler": "EncryptionHandler",
        "status": "SUCCESS",
        "token": "rotated_storedsafe_token",
    },
    "DATA": {
        "name": "my-new-key",
        "vaultid": "179",
        "token": "your_storedsafe_token",
    },
    "HEADERS": {
        "Accept": "*/*",
        "Content-Length": "169",
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
        "Host": "safe.domain.cc",
        "User-Agent": "curl/7.64.1",
        "X-Http-Token": "your_storedsafe_token"
    },
    "PARAMS": []
}