Delete current configuration
delete
/rest/{version}/configuration/management
Deletes the current configuration located in the /code/data and /code/config directories from the system's flash memory.
Request
Path Parameters
-
version:
REST API version string.
Available values: v1.2
Query Parameters
-
cached(optional):
Optional parameter to delete the cached configuration.
Available values: true, false
Header Parameters
-
Authorization:
The value in the Authorization header must be the string "
Bearer {access token}
", where{access token}
is a valid, unexpired token received in response to a prior/rest/{version}/auth/token
request.
Response
204 Response
Successful deletion of the requested instance. There is no response body for a successful delete.
400 Response
The request is malformed in some way or is missing required information and therefore cannot be processed.
401 Response
Unauthorized - Request lacks valid authentication credentials.
403 Response
This request requires the client credentials to have administrator privileges.
404 Response
Resource not found
423 Response
The request requires the configuration lock and failed because the client does not currently own the lock. If another client or user currently owns the configuration lock, the error message is "Resource locked by another user". If no client or user owns the configuration lock, the error message is "User does not have the lock".
Examples
Example of Accessing the API with cURL
The following example shows how to delete current configuration by submitting a DELETE request on the REST resource using cURL. For more information about cURL, see Use cURL.
curl -X DELETE \
--header "Accept: application/xml" \
--header "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
"https://${SBCIP}/rest/v1.1/configuration/management"
Example of Accessing the API with Python
The following example shows how to delete current configuration by submitting a DELETE request on the REST resource using Python. This example assumes you have a valid token stored in the token
variable. For an example of authenticating with Python, see Authenticate.
import requests
headers = { "Accept":"application/xml", "Authorization":"Bearer " + token }
url = "https://" + sbcip + "/rest/v1.1/configuration/management"
resp = requests.delete(url, headers=headers)
Example of the Response Headers
The following shows an example of the response headers.
HTTP/1.1 204
Server: nginx/1.14.1
Date: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 15:45:24 GMT
Content-Type: application/xml
Connection: keep-alive
Example of the Response Body
This endpoint does not return a response body.