Delete configuration item (CI)

To delete a CI use the following URL format:

http://<servername>:<portnumber>/api/change/cmdb/ci/CI Type:CI Name/delete/

Assuming you deleting a requester CI in the local server with port number 8080, the URL should be given as:

http://localhost:8080/api/cmdb/ci/Requester:Mukul/delete/

Keypoints:

The operation name "delete" should be sent as a "POST attribute" with key "OPERATION_NAME".
The technician key should be sent as a "POST attribute" with key "TECHNICIAN_KEY".

Sample XML Output
Sample JSON Output

Note:

If no result format specified then API will return output in JSON format.

It is mandatory to give colon between CI Type and CI Name, so as to delete the CI uniquely.
Parameter Result Format - Optional. specifies the return format ( XML or JSON )

Sample XML Output:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<API version="1.0">

    <response>

            <result>

                <statuscode>200</statuscode>

                <status>Success</status>

                <message>1 records removed successfully.</message>

                <created-date>Mar 22, 2013 10:58 AM</created-date>

            </result>

   </response>

</API>

Sample JSON Output:

{

    "API": {

        "response": {

            "result": {

                "created-date": "Sep 2, 2013 03:10 PM",

                "message": "1 records removed successfully.",

                "status": "Success",

                "statuscode": "200"

            }

        },

        "version": "1.0"

    }

}