Delete CI using criteria

To delete CI using a filter use the following URL format:

http://<servername>:<portnumber>/api/cmdb/ci

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

http://localhost:8080/api/cmdb/ci

Keypoints:

Input is an XML string sent as "POST attribute" with key "INPUT_DATA".
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".

Note:

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

Parameter Result Format - Optional. specifies the return format ( XML or JSON )

Mandatory Parameters:

All CIs can be deleted using this API; to delete unique records, use the tag <CI Type> to specify the CI Type.
CI Name1 - Mandatory. CI Name can be case insensitive.
Only CIs and CI Relationships can be deleted.
CI Type tag is optional.

Sample Input XML

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

<API version="1.0">

        <citype>

            <name>Switch Ports</name>

            <criterias>

                <criteria>

                   <parameter> <name compOperator="CONTAINS">CI Name</name><value>1 (hp2650.csez.zohocorpin.com)</value></parameter>

                </criteria>

            </criterias>

        </citype>

</API>

Sample XML to delete a workstation CI using CI Type

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

<API locale="en" version="1.0">

<response>

<result>

            <statuscode>200</statuscode>

            <status>Success</status>

            <message>Relationship added successfully.</message>

            <created-date>Mon Jul 05 18:18:39 GMT+05:30 2010</created-date>

</result>

</response>

</API>

Sample Response: Success

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

<API version="1.0">

        <response>

            <result>

                       <statuscode>200</statuscode>

                       <status>Success</status>

                       <message>Deleted successfully.</message>

                      <created-date>May 10, 2013 03:31 PM</created-date>

                      <records deleted="5">

                       <ci id="6919">1 (hp2650.csez.zohocorpin.com)</ci>

                       <ci id="6929">11 (hp2650.csez.zohocorpin.com)</ci>

                       <ci id="6939">21 (hp2650.csez.zohocorpin.com)</ci>

                       <ci id="6939">31 (hp2650.csez.zohocorpin.com)</ci>

                       <ci id="6939">41 (hp2650.csez.zohocorpin.com)</ci>

                      </records>

Sample Response: Failure

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

<API locale="en" version="1.0">

<response>

<result>

            <statuscode>3018</statuscode>

            <status>No row matched to delete</status>

            <message>No row matched to delete</message>

</result>

</response>

</API>

JSON Response for deleting Printer CIs

{

    "API": {

        "response": {

            "result": {

                "created-date": "May 10, 2013 03:41 PM",

                "records": {

                    "deleted": "6",

                    "ci": [

                        {

                            "content": "192.168.11.2",

                            "id": "1224"

                        },

                        {

                            "content": "192.168.11.23",

                            "id": "1220"

                        },

                        {

                            "content": "192.168.11.24",

                            "id": "1221"

                        },

                        {

                            "content": "192.168.11.25",

                            "id": "1222"

                        },

                        {

                            "content": "192.168.11.26",

                            "id": "1223"

                        },

                        {

                            "content": "192.168.11.29",

                            "id": "2401"

                        }

                    ]

                },

                "message": "Deleted successfully.",

                "status": "Success",

                "statuscode": "200"

            },

            "name": "delete"

        }

    },

    "version": "1.0"

}