Delete API Proxy

Endpoint

DELETE /apiops/projects/{projectName}/apiProxies/{apiProxyName}/

Authentication

Requires a Personal API Access Token.

Header

Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN

Request

Headers

Header	Value	Required
Authorization	Bearer {token}	Yes

Path Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
projectName	string	Yes	Project name
apiProxyName	string	Yes	API Proxy name (must exist)

Query Parameters

None

Request Body

This endpoint does not require a request body.

Response

Success Response (200 OK)

{
  "success": true,
  "deploymentResult": {
    "success": true,
    "deploymentResults": [
      {
        "environmentName": "production",
        "success": true,
        "message": "Undeployment successful"
      },
      {
        "environmentName": "staging",
        "success": true,
        "message": "Undeployment successful"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Response Fields

Field	Type	Description
success	boolean	Indicates if the request was successful
deploymentResult	object	Undeployment result
deploymentResult.success	boolean	Overall undeployment success
deploymentResult.deploymentResults	array	Individual environment undeployment results
deploymentResult.deploymentResults[].environmentName	string	Environment name
deploymentResult.deploymentResults[].success	boolean	Undeployment success for this environment
deploymentResult.deploymentResults[].message	string	Undeployment message

Error Response (400 Bad Request)

{
  "error": "bad_request",
  "error_description": "Api Proxy (petstore-api) is not found!"
}

Common Causes

• API Proxy name does not exist
• API Proxy name is empty

Error Response (401 Unauthorized)

{
  "error": "unauthorized_client",
  "error_description": "Invalid token"
}

Error Response (404 Not Found)

{
  "error": "not_found",
  "error_description": "Project (MyProject) is not found or user does not have privilege to access it!"
}

cURL Example

curl -X DELETE \
  "https://demo.apinizer.com/apiops/projects/MyProject/apiProxies/petstore-api/" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"

Full JSON Body Example

This endpoint does not require a request body.

Notes and Warnings

• Permanent Deletion: API Proxy deletion is permanent and cannot be undone
• Automatic Undeployment: The API proxy is automatically undeployed from all environments where it was deployed
• Dependencies: Ensure no other resources depend on the API proxy before deletion
• Policies: All policies associated with the API proxy are also deleted
• Case Sensitivity: API Proxy names are case-sensitive

Permissions

User must have API_MANAGEMENT + MANAGE permission in the project. For undeployment operations (when undeploying API Proxy from environments), user must also have API_MANAGEMENT + DEPLOY_UNDEPLOY permission.

Related Documentation

• List API Proxies - List all API proxies
• Get API Proxy - Get API proxy details
• Create API Proxy from URL - Create a new API proxy
• Update API Proxy - Update an API proxy