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Batch Deleting Instances

Function

This API is used to batch delete instances. It is an asynchronous API. You can call the ShowInstanceStatus API to query the instance status. If the status of an instance changes from shutting-down to terminated, the instance has been deleted.

Calling Method

For details, see Calling APIs.

URI

POST /v1/{project_id}/instances/batch-delete

Table 1 Path Parameters

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

project_id

Yes

String

Definition

Project ID.

Constraints

N/A

Range

Project ID of the account.

Default Value

N/A

Request Parameters

Table 2 Request header parameters

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

X-Auth-Token

Yes

String

Definition

Requests for calling an API can be authenticated using a token. If token-based authentication is used, this parameter is mandatory and must be set to a user token.

Constraints

N/A

Range

N/A

Default Value

N/A
Table 3 Request body parameters

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

instance_id_set

No

Array of strings

Definition

The list of instance IDs.

Constraints

A server ID list can contain a maximum of 50 IDs.

Response Parameters

Status code: 202

Table 4 Response body parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

instances

Array of instances objects

Definition

Returned instance information.

Constraints

N/A
Table 5 instances

Parameter

Type

Description

id

String

Definition

Instance ID.

Constraints

N/A

Range

N/A

Default Value

N/A

Status code: 400

Table 6 Response body parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

error_code

String

Definition

Error code.

error_msg

String

Definition

Error description.

Status code: 401

Table 7 Response body parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

error_code

String

Definition

Error code.

error_msg

String

Definition

Error description.

Status code: 429

Table 8 Response body parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

-

String

Status code: 500

Table 9 Response body parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

error_code

String

Definition

Error code.

error_msg

String

Definition

Error description.

Example Requests

Batch deleting instances

POST https://{endpoint}/v1/{project_id}/instances/batch-delete

Example Responses

Status code: 202

Instances deleted.

{
  "instances" : [ {
    "id" : "0198170e-4ca7-7ee4-89a7-fa631843920b"
  } ]
}

Status Codes

Status Code

Description

202

Instances deleted.

400

Invalid request parameter.

401

The request is not authenticated.

429

The request is overloaded.

500

Internal server error.

Error Codes

See Error Codes.