# Deleting a Certificate

#### Function

This API is used to delete an SSL certificate.

#### Constraints

If the certificate is used by a listener, the certificate cannot be deleted, and the 409 Conflict error code will be displayed.

#### URI

DELETE /v3/{project_id}/elb/certificates/{certificate_id}

Table 1 Path parameters
Parameter | Mandatory | Type | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
project_id | Yes | String | Specifies the project ID.
certificate_id | Yes | String | Specifies a certificate ID.

#### Request Parameters

Table 2 Request header parameters
Parameter | Mandatory | Type | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
X-Auth-Token | Yes | String | Specifies the token used for IAM authentication.

#### Response Parameters

None

#### Example Requests

    DELETE
    https://{elb_endpoint}/v3/{project_id}/elb/certificates/{certificate_id}

#### Example Responses

None

#### Status Codes

Status Code | Description
--- | ---
204 | Successful request.

#### Error Codes

See Error Codes.

Parent topic: Certificate