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Delete an install by ID

DELETE
/installs/{install_id}
curl --request DELETE \
--url https://api.wpengineapi.com/v1/installs/294deacc-d8b8-4005-82c4-0727ba8ddde0 \
--header 'Authorization: Basic <credentials>'

This will delete the install, The delete is permanent and there is no confirmation prompt.

install_id
required
string format: uuid

ID of install

Example
294deacc-d8b8-4005-82c4-0727ba8ddde0

Deleted

Authentication Error

Media typeapplication/json
object
message
required

A message regarding the error that occurred on the server

string
documentation_url

(Optional) A URL where documentation regarding this specific error can be found

string
Example
{
"message": "Bad Credentials"
}

Not authorized

Media typeapplication/json
object
message
required

A message regarding the error that occurred on the server

string
documentation_url

(Optional) A URL where documentation regarding this specific error can be found

string
Example
{
"message": "You don't have permission to perform that action"
}

Not found

Media typeapplication/json
object
message
required

A message regarding the error that occurred on the server

string
documentation_url

(Optional) A URL where documentation regarding this specific error can be found

string
Example
{
"message": "Not Found"
}

Too many requests

Service unavailable