Here’s a sample HTTP DELETE request that deletes the object named
Q1_2012.ppt, which is under retention, from the quarterly_rpts directory in the namespace.
Request with curl command line
curl -k -iX DELETE
-H "Authorization: HCP bXl1c2Vy:3f3c6784e97531774380db177774ac8d"
-d "privileged=true"
-d "reason=Deleted per Compliance Order 12323."
"https://finance.europe.hcp.example.com/rest/quarterly_rpts/Q1_2012.ppt"
Request in Python using PycURL
import pycurl
import urllib
curl = pycurl.Curl()
curl.setopt(pycurl.HTTPHEADER, ["Authorization: HCP
bXl1c2Vy:3f3c6784e97531774380db177774ac8d"])
curl.setopt(pycurl.URL, "http://finance.europe.hcp.example.com \
/rest/quarterly_rpts/Q1_2012.ppt")
curl.setopt(pycurl.SSL_VERIFYPEER, 0)
curl.setopt(pycurl.SSL_VERIFYHOST, 0)
curl.setopt(pycurl.CUSTOMREQUEST, "DELETE")
args = {'privileged':'true',
'reason':'Deleted per Compliance Order 12323.'}
args = urllib.urlencode(args)
curl.setopt(pycurl.POSTFIELDS, args)
curl.perform()
print curl.getinfo(pycurl.RESPONSE_CODE)
curl.close()
Request headers
DELETE /rest/quarterly_rpts/Q1_2012.ppt HTTP/1.1
Host: finance.europe.hcp.example.com
Authorization: HCP bXl1c2Vy:3f3c6784e97531774380db177774ac8d
Content-Length: 65
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Request body
Contains the privileged and reason parameters as form-encoded data.
Response headers
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
X-HCP-ServicedBySystem: hcp.example.com
X-HCP-Time: 1334425187
Content-Length: 0
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