This API has a deprecated equivalent from v7.0U1.
Delete Category
DescriptionDeletes an existing category. To invoke this operation, you need the delete privilege on the category.
Request
URLURL
https://{api_host}/api/cis/tagging/category/{category_id}
Path Parameters
Path Parameters
string
category_id
Required
The identifier of category to be deleted. The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type: com.vmware.cis.tagging.Category.
Header Parameters
Header Parameters
string
vmware-api-session-id
Required
Required session ID, acquired from Create Session API under CIS product
vmware-api-session-id example
"b00db39f948d13ea1e59b4d6fce56389"
Authentication
This operation uses the following authentication methods.
Errors
Errors
403
com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.unauthorized : if you do not have the privilege to delete the category.
404
com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.not_found : if the category for the given categoryId does not exist in the system.
default
‘Default’ means this response is used for all HTTP codes that are not covered individually for this operation.
Code Samples
PowerCLI Client SDK Example
Invoke-DeleteCategoryId -CategoryId "MyCategoryId"
cURL Command
curl -X DELETE -H "vmware-api-session-id: b00db39f948d13ea1e59b4d6fce56389" https://{api_host}/api/cis/tagging/category/{category_id}
Vendor Extensions
This operation contains the following vendor extensions defined in the spec:
x-vmw-doc-deprecated-method: delete
x-vmw-doc-deprecated-path: /rest/com/vmware/cis/tagging/category/id:{category_id}
x-vmw-doc-operation: delete
Availability
Added in 7.0U2
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