---
title: "Permanently deletes the specified deleted certificate."
method: DELETE
path: "/deletedcertificates/{certificate-name}"
---

# Permanently deletes the specified deleted certificate.

`DELETE /deletedcertificates/{certificate-name}`

The PurgeDeletedCertificate operation performs an irreversible deletion of the specified certificate, without possibility for recovery. The operation is not available if the recovery level does not specify 'Purgeable'. This operation requires the certificate/purge permission.

## Path parameters

- `certificate-name` string, required

## Query parameters

- `api-version` string, required

## Response `204`

There is no content to send for this request, but the headers may be useful.

## Other responses

- `default` — An unexpected error response.

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[API](https://skmtc.net/azure/apis/keyvault-certificates.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/azure/apis/keyvault-certificates/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/azure/keyvault-certificates/versions/b96f8513893b/schema)