Delete Edge CNAME

Deletes an edge CNAME.

Upon deleting an edge CNAME, it is strongly recommended to either point the corresponding CNAME record away from our CDN service or remove that record from the DNS zone. This best practice is designed to reduce your risk exposure.

Request

A request to delete an edge CNAME is described below.

HTTP Method	Request URI
DELETE	https://api.edgecast.com/v2/mcc/customers/AccountNumber/cnames/EdgeCNAMEID

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.
EdgeCNAMEID Required	Replace this variable with the ID of the edge CNAME that should be deleted. A list of edge CNAME configurations and their corresponding system-defined IDs can be retrieved through the following endpoints: Get All Edge CNAMEs - ADN Get All Edge CNAMEs - HTTP Large Get All Edge CNAMEs - HTTP Small

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.

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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.

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Sample Request and Response

The request format is identical for both JSON and XML. A sample request is shown below.

The response is identical for both JSON and XML. A sample response is shown below.