Delete Credential

Endpoint

DELETE /apiops/projects/{projectName}/credentials/{username}/

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
username	string	Yes	Username of the credential to delete

Request Body

None.

Response

Success Response (200 OK)

{
  "status": "SUCCESS",
  "deploymentResult": {
    "success": true,
    "responseTime": 120,
    "detailList": [
      {
        "envName": "production",
        "podName": "worker-abc123",
        "podIp": "10.0.0.1",
        "success": true,
        "responseTime": 120
      }
    ]
  }
}

Error Response (400 Bad Request)

{
  "status": "FAILURE",
  "resultMessage": "Credential (username: api-user) was not found!"
}

Common Causes

• Credential username does not exist
• Project not found or insufficient access

Error Response (401 Unauthorized)

{
  "status": "FAILURE",
  "resultMessage": "Token is not valid!"
}

cURL Example

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

Permissions

• User must have IDENTITY + MANAGE permission in the project
• For automatic undeployment, user must also have IDENTITY + DEPLOY_UNDEPLOY permission

Notes and Warnings

• Permanent Deletion:

  • Credential is permanently deleted
  • This action cannot be undone

• Automatic Undeployment:

  • Credential is automatically undeployed from all environments
  • Undeployment results are returned in the response

• Access Revocation:

  • All access grants for this credential are also removed
  • Credential will no longer have access to any API Proxies or Groups

• Pilot teardown order: In the pilot collection, run 12 Credentials — Teardown (deferred) after 07 RLCL and 11 Connections — Teardown (deferred); deletes col-{runId}-credential created in 06 Credentials Flow (also used by 07 RLCL and 10 Gateway Token Tests).

Related Documentation

• List Credentials - List all credentials
• Create Credential - Create a new credential
• Revoke Access - Revoke access from API Proxy or Group