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Delete a revoked or expired certificate

DELETE
/api/certificates/{id}
curl --request DELETE \
--url https://opfield.example.com/api/certificates/550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000 \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'

Deletes a certificate that no longer works: revoked, or past its expiry. A valid certificate is refused with 409 CERT_STILL_VALID (revoke it first). A revoked certificate deleted before it expires stays on its CA’s CRL until then (keptOnCrlUntil). Refused with 409 CERT_IN_USE (details.routes, details.sslCertificates) while a route uses it as internalCertificateId or an SSL certificate is linked from it, and with 403 SYSTEM_CERT for system certificates. Audited as cert.delete. Needs pki:cert:revoke on the certificate; works after the license grace period.

id
required
string
>= 1 characters
Example
550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000

Successful response

Media typeapplication/json
object
data
required

Resource object. Exact fields depend on the endpoint.

object
id
string
name
string
key
additional properties
Example
{
"data": {
"id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
"commonName": "app.example.com",
"type": "tls-server",
"status": "active",
"notAfter": "2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"
}
}

Bad request

Media typeapplication/json
object
code
required

Error code

string
message
required

Human-readable error message

string
details

Additional error details

Example
{
"code": "VALIDATION_ERROR",
"message": "Request validation failed",
"details": [
{
"path": [
"name"
],
"message": "Required"
}
]
}

Authentication required

Media typeapplication/json
object
code
required

Error code

string
message
required

Human-readable error message

string
details

Additional error details

Example
{
"code": "UNAUTHORIZED",
"message": "Authentication required"
}

Forbidden

Media typeapplication/json
object
code
required

Error code

string
message
required

Human-readable error message

string
details

Additional error details

Example
{
"code": "FORBIDDEN",
"message": "Insufficient permissions"
}

Not found

Media typeapplication/json
object
code
required

Error code

string
message
required

Human-readable error message

string
details

Additional error details

Example
{
"code": "NOT_FOUND",
"message": "Resource not found"
}

Conflict

Media typeapplication/json
object
code
required

Error code

string
message
required

Human-readable error message

string
details

Additional error details

Example
{
"code": "CONFLICT",
"message": "Resource already exists"
}

Unprocessable entity

Media typeapplication/json
object
code
required

Error code

string
message
required

Human-readable error message

string
details

Additional error details

Example
{
"code": "UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY",
"message": "Request could not be processed"
}

Internal server error

Media typeapplication/json
object
code
required

Error code

string
message
required

Human-readable error message

string
details

Additional error details

Example
{
"code": "INTERNAL_ERROR",
"message": "Internal server error"
}