This API has a deprecated equivalent from v7.0U1.
Delete Library Items Versions
DescriptionDeletes the virtual machine template contained in the library item at the specified version. if you do not have all of the privileges described as follows: - Operation execution requires System.Read. - The resource com.vmware.content.library.Item referenced by the parameter templateLibraryItem requires ContentLibrary.DeleteLibraryItem. - The resource com.vmware.content.library.item.Version referenced by the parameter version requires System.Read.
Request
URLURL
https://{api_host}/api/vcenter/vm-template/library-items/{template_library_item}/versions/{version}
Path Parameters
Path Parameters
string
template_library_item
Required
Identifier of the VM template library item. The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type: com.vmware.content.library.Item.
string
version
Required
Version of the library item to delete. The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type: com.vmware.content.library.item.Version.
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
400
com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.invalid_argument : if the specified version is the latest version of the library item. if the library item does not contain a virtual machine template.
401
com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.unauthenticated : if the user that requested the operation cannot be authenticated.
403
com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.unauthorized : if the user that requested the operation is not authorized to perform the operation.
500
com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.resource_inaccessible : if the virtual machine template’s configuration state cannot be accessed. | com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.error : if the system reports an error while responding to the request.
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-DeleteTemplateLibraryItemVersionVmTemplate -TemplateLibraryItem "MyTemplateLibraryItem" -Version "MyVersion"
cURL Command
curl -X DELETE -H "vmware-api-session-id: b00db39f948d13ea1e59b4d6fce56389" https://{api_host}/api/vcenter/vm-template/library-items/{template_library_item}/versions/{version}
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/vcenter/vm-template/library-items/{template_library_item}/versions/{version}
x-vmw-doc-operation: delete
Availability
Added in 7.0U2
