3.12. Delete an API Pack

You can delete an API Pack only if the Pack is in its Retired State. To retire an API Pack, refer: retireanapipack.

Common Tasks

Following are the common tasks identified for this section:

  • Navigating to the API Packs screen

    To navigate to the API Packs screen:

    • In the main navigation menu, click API Packs.

    Navigation menu - API Packs

    Fig. 3.360 Navigation menu - API Packs

    The API Packs screen displays.


  • Navigating to the API Packs Configuration screen

    To navigate to the API Packs Configuration screen:

    1. Navigate to the API Packs screen

    2. In the API Packs screen, click the row that has the REST or SOAP API Pack that you want to configure. The API Packs Configuration screen displays.

    API Packs Configuration screen

    Fig. 3.361 API Packs Configuration screen

To delete an API Pack:

Method I:

  1. Navigate to the API Packs screen.

  2. In the API Packs screen, in the row that has the API you want to delete, click the delete icon delete.

API Packs screen - delete

Fig. 3.362 API Packs screen - delete

A warning message appears asking you to confirm your action.

Warning for Deleting an API Pack

Fig. 3.363 Warning for Deleting an API Pack

  1. Click OK to proceed or click Cancel to exit.

The Pack is removed from the API Packs list.

Note

The delete icon appears only for a Pack that has all its Plans in their Retired States and the Pack itself in the Retired State or when a Pack with no Resource or Plan added to it.

Method II:

  1. Navigate to the API Pack Configuration screen.

  2. In the API Pack Configuration screen, click the API Pack action icon control. The API Pack Action menu displays.

  3. Click Delete API Pack to delete the API Pack on your screen.

Delete API Pack

Fig. 3.364 Delete API Pack

A warning message appears asking you to confirm your action.

Warning for Deleting an API Pack

Fig. 3.365 Warning for Deleting an API Pack

  1. Click OK to proceed or click Cancel to exit.

A notification message “API is successfully deleted” displays.

The deleted API Pack no longer appears in the API Packs list.

Note

Deleting an API Pack does not have any effect on the resources/operations or their APIs.

Note

The delete option appears only for a Pack that has all its Plans in their Retired States and the Pack itself in the Retired State or a Pack with no Resource or Plan added to it.

Next Steps

In the next section, we will take you through the steps necessary to create a Named Usage Policy.