Delete an Artifact

Details

URI /artifact/<artifact_id>
Method DELETE
Parameters

userIdentifier=<user_id>
    Required; the user ID you want to use as credentials for this API call. See Get userIdentifier for the steps required to get the userIdentifier value.

Returns 200 - Ok
401 - Not authorized
404 - Object not found
500 - Server exception

Deletion is subject to a set of business rules which depend on the type of artifact. The business rules for artifacts are explained in the table below. Note that consumption artifacts are not removed from the database when they are deleted; instead, the artifact is marked as retired. See Catalog API for retiring consumption artifacts.

Artifact type Details
Resource provider Can only be deleted if no active service subscriptions use the resource provider.
Service design Can be deleted when all associated service offerings or service instances are retired.