Device Group Delete REST Service

Use Device Group Delete REST Service to delete an empty customized device group such as myLTO. You cannot delete a device group if it contains any devices, keys, or certificates. You also cannot delete a device family that IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager provides.

Operation
DELETE
URL
https://<host>:<port>/SKLM/rest/v1/deviceGroups/{name}

By default, Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager server listens to the secure port 9443 (HTTPS) for communication. During IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager installation, you can modify this default port.

Request

Request Parameters
Parameter Description
host Specify the IP address or hostname of the IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager server.
port Specify the port number on which the IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager server listens for requests.
Request Headers
Header name Value
Content-Type application/json
Accept application/json
Authorization SKLMAuth userAuthId=<authIdValue>
Accept-Language Any valid locale that is supported by IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager. For example, en or de.
Path parameters
Parameter name Description
name Specify a user-defined name of an existing device group. You cannot delete a device family that a customized device group references.

Response

Response Headers
Header name Value and description
Status Code
200 OK
The request was successful. The response body contains the requested representation.
400 Bad Request
The authentication information was not provided in the correct format.
401 Unauthorized
The authentication credentials were missing or incorrect.
404 Not Found Error
The processing of the request fails.
500 Internal Server Error
The processing of the request fails because of an unexpected condition on the server.
Content-Type application/json
Content-Language Locale for the response message.
Success response body

JSON object with the following specification:

JSON property name Description
status Returns the status to indicate deletion of the specified device group.
Error Response Body

JSON object with the following specification.

JSON property name Description
code Returns the application error code.
message Returns a message that describes the error.

Examples

Service request to delete an empty device group
DELETE https://localhost:<port>/SKLM/rest/v1/deviceGroups/newDevGrp
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: application/json
Authorization: SKLMAuth userAuthId=139aeh34567m
Success response
 Status Code: 200 OK
{"code":"0","status":"Succeeded"}
Service request to delete a device group that is not empty
DELETE https://localhost:<port>/SKLM/rest/v1/deviceGroups/myLTO
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: application/json
Authorization: SKLMAuth userAuthId=139aeh34567m
Error response
 Status Code: 500 Internal Server Error
{"code":"CTGKM1130E","message":"CTGKM1130E Cannot delete a device 
group when keys, certificates, groups, or devices are attached to 
that device group."}