Delete Instance (Dynamic Cloud Packaging)

Deletes an instance.

The deletion of an instance takes place immediately. Additionally, once an instance has been deleted, it cannot be recovered.

Request

A request to delete an instance is described below.

HTTP Method Request URI

DELETE

https://api.edgecast.com/v2/mcc/customers/AccountNumber/httpstreaming/dcp/live/InstanceID

Define the following variable when submitting the above request:

VariableA variable represents a value that must be replaced. A variable consists of either a URL segment (e.g., "0001" in /0001/) or a query string value (e.g., "3" in mediaTypes=3). Description

AccountNumber

Required

Replace this variable with a customer account number. This account number may be found in the upper right-hand corner of the MCC.

InstanceID

Required

Replace this variable with the system-defined ID of the desired instance.

Retrieve a list of instances and their system-defined IDs through the Get All Instances endpoint.

Request Headers

This endpointIdentifies a request's connection point to our REST API service. only takes advantage of common request headers.

Request Body

Request body parameters are not required by this endpoint.

Response

The response to the above request includes an HTTP status code, response headers, and a response body.

Status Code

A status code indicates whether the request was successfully performed.

Response Headers

The response for this endpoint only includes standard HTTP response headers.

View common response headers.

Response Body

The response body for a successful request does not contain a response parameter.

Errors

The response body for an unsuccessful request may contain an error parameter that provides additional information.

View common error messages.

Sample Request and Response

A sample request is shown below.

DELETE https://api.edgecast.com/v2/mcc/customers/0001/httpstreaming/dcp/live/775 HTTP/1.1

Authorization: TOK:12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab

Host: api.edgecast.com

A sample response is shown below.

HTTP/1.1 200 OK

Cache-Control: private

Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2021 12:00:00 GMT