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

# 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`

No content signaling that the certificate was purged forever.

## Other responses

- `default` — Key Vault error response describing why the operation failed.

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