Deleting Backup Files

This API is used to delete the backup files of a DCS instance.

For details, see Calling APIs.

DELETE /v2/{project_id}/instances/{instance_id}/backups/{backup_id}

**Table 1** Path Parameters
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
backup_id	Yes	String	Backup ID.
instance_id	Yes	String	Instance ID.
project_id	Yes	String	Project ID. For details, see Obtaining a Project ID.

None

Status code: 204

Backup file deleted successfully.

Status code: 400

**Table 2** Response body parameters
Parameter	Type	Description
error_msg	String	Error message.
error_code	String	Error code.
error_ext_msg	String	Extended error information. This parameter is not used currently and is set to null.

Status code: 500

**Table 3** Response body parameters
Parameter	Type	Description
error_msg	String	Error message.
error_code	String	Error code.
error_ext_msg	String	Extended error information. This parameter is not used currently and is set to null.

DELETE https://{dcs_endpoint}/v2/{project_id}/instances/{instance_id}/backups/{backup_id}

None

Status Code	Description
204	Backup file deleted successfully.
400	Invalid request.
500	Internal service error.

Parent topic: Backup and Restoration

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