Delete collection

delete

/api/pvlt/1.0/ctl/collections/{collection}

Deletes a collection.

The role that performs this operation must have the CapCollectionsWriter capability. See Access control for more information about how capabilities are used to control access to operations.

Request

Path parameters

• collection - string required*

  The name of a collection.

  Match pattern: ^[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9_]*$Max length: 40Example: "customers"

Possible responses

200

The request is successful.

400

The request is invalid.

application/json

object required*

Additional properties: falseProperties:

• context - object required*

  The error context.

  Values of additional properties are strings

  Example

  {
    "objectid": "b56dd6aa-35f0-11ed-a261-0242ac120002"
  }
• error_code - string required*

  The error code.

  Example: "PVxxxx"
• message - string required*

  The error message.

  Example: "The object is not found."

Example

{
  "error_code": "PV1001",
  "message": "The access reason is missing.",
  "context": {
    "reason": null
  }
}

401

Authentication credentials are incorrect or missing.

application/json

object required*

Additional properties: falseProperties:

• context - object required*

  The error context.

  Values of additional properties are strings

  Example

  {
    "objectid": "b56dd6aa-35f0-11ed-a261-0242ac120002"
  }
• error_code - string required*

  The error code.

  Example: "PVxxxx"
• message - string required*

  The error message.

  Example: "The object is not found."

Example

{
  "error_code": "PV1005",
  "message": "The request is unauthorized.",
  "context": {}
}

403

The caller doesn't have the required access rights.

application/json

object required*

Additional properties: falseProperties:

• context - object required*

  The error context.

  Values of additional properties are strings

  Example

  {
    "objectid": "b56dd6aa-35f0-11ed-a261-0242ac120002"
  }
• error_code - string required*

  The error code.

  Example: "PVxxxx"
• message - string required*

  The error message.

  Example: "The object is not found."

Example

{
  "error_code": "PV1007",
  "message": "The operation is forbidden due to missing capabilities.",
  "context": {
    "username": "WebServer"
  }
}

404

The collection is not found.

application/json

object required*

Additional properties: falseProperties:

• context - object required*

  The error context.

  Values of additional properties are strings

  Example

  {
    "objectid": "b56dd6aa-35f0-11ed-a261-0242ac120002"
  }
• error_code - string required*

  The error code.

  Example: "PVxxxx"
• message - string required*

  The error message.

  Example: "The object is not found."

Example

{
  "context": {
    "objectid": "b56dd6aa-35f0-11ed-a261-0242ac120002"
  },
  "error_code": "PVxxxx",
  "message": "The object is not found."
}

405

The operation is not allowed.

application/json

object required*

Additional properties: falseProperties:

• context - object required*

  The error context.

  Values of additional properties are strings

  Example

  {
    "objectid": "b56dd6aa-35f0-11ed-a261-0242ac120002"
  }
• error_code - string required*

  The error code.

  Example: "PVxxxx"
• message - string required*

  The error message.

  Example: "The object is not found."

Example

{
  "error_code": "PV1026",
  "message": "The operation is not allowed in in-memory mode.",
  "context": {}
}

409

A conflict occurs.

application/json

object required*

Additional properties: falseProperties:

• context - object required*

  The error context.

  Values of additional properties are strings

  Example

  {
    "objectid": "b56dd6aa-35f0-11ed-a261-0242ac120002"
  }
• error_code - string required*

  The error code.

  Example: "PVxxxx"
• message - string required*

  The error message.

  Example: "The object is not found."

Example

{
  "error_code": "PV3218",
  "message": "Concurrent conflicting updates to the same object.",
  "context": {}
}

410

Access to a resource that is no longer available occurs.

application/json

object required*

Additional properties: falseProperties:

• context - object required*

  The error context.

  Values of additional properties are strings

  Example

  {
    "objectid": "b56dd6aa-35f0-11ed-a261-0242ac120002"
  }
• error_code - string required*

  The error code.

  Example: "PVxxxx"
• message - string required*

  The error message.

  Example: "The object is not found."

Example

{
  "error_code": "PV1033",
  "message": "The resource is gone.",
  "context": {}
}

500

An error occurs on the server.

application/json

object required*

Additional properties: falseProperties:

• context - object required*

  The error context.

  Values of additional properties are strings

  Example

  {
    "objectid": "b56dd6aa-35f0-11ed-a261-0242ac120002"
  }
• error_code - string required*

  The error code.

  Example: "PVxxxx"
• message - string required*

  The error message.

  Example: "The object is not found."

Example

{
  "error_code": "PV1000",
  "message": "Something went wrong",
  "context": {}
}

503

The service is unavailable.

application/json

object required*

Additional properties: falseProperties:

• context - object required*

  The error context.

  Values of additional properties are strings

  Example

  {
    "objectid": "b56dd6aa-35f0-11ed-a261-0242ac120002"
  }
• error_code - string required*

  The error code.

  Example: "PVxxxx"
• message - string required*

  The error message.

  Example: "The object is not found."

Example

{
  "error_code": "PV1009",
  "message": "The operation timed out on the server.",
  "context": {}
}

Try the API

Authorization

API key:

Path parameters

Collection*:

Navigate to the docs of your local Vault installation to try the API directly from there.

Code examples

Example