The Delete Article command allows you to remove an Article in your realm.
Arguments
The Delete Article command requires the following arguments: Command, Realm, Password and Article Name.
api_web?r=myrealm&p=mypass&c=deletearticle&article_name=myarticle
The command is ‘deletearticle’, the realm is ‘myrealm’ and the password is ‘mypass’. The article named 'myarticle' will be deleted.
The Delete Article command supports the following arguments:
Name |
Req? |
Description |
Argument |
Command |
Yes |
Defines the command to use. |
cmd=deletearticle c=deletearticle |
Realm |
Yes |
Name of the realm to run the command. This is required, and the command will fail if the realm and password do not match. |
realm= [realm_name] r=[realm_name] |
Password |
Yes |
Authentication code for API access. This is required, and the command will fail if the realm and password do not match. |
pwd=[password] p=[password] |
Article Name |
Yes |
Name of the article to delete. To include spaces, use + or %20 to avoid possible issues with spaces in a URL.
|
article_name=[article_name] |
Example
Using all commands and arguments (please note the command is wrapped for display purposes only):
api_web?r=myrealm&p=mypass&c=deletearticle&article_name=myarticle
Successful results return:
SUCCESS
Results
The Delete Article command outputs either a SUCCESS or a FAILURE message.
SUCCESS
The Delete Article command returns a simple SUCCESS message if the article was deleted with no errors.
FAILURE
A Delete Article command will fail for several reasons, such as if the article does not exist. The result format is:
FAILURE: [Reason]