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	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": []
}