---
title: "Delete SSL certificate for CertManager"
method: DELETE
path: "/certificates/{name}"
tags: ["SSL Certificates"]
---

# Delete SSL certificate for CertManager

`DELETE /certificates/{name}`

## Path parameters

- `name` string, required

## Response `202`

- Certficate[]
  - `common-name` string, hos, required — This is the main hostname for the certficate. This must be a FQDN and much post via CNAME or A record to a ip(s) of the cluster
  - `subject-alternative-name` string, csv — These are alterntive names that can be included in the certificate, each one comma seperated must be valid and pointed at the cluster
  - `reseller` string, required — This is the reseller that owns and has access to the certificate
  - `account-email-address` string, ema, required — This is the main email address associated with the certificate request, it will be used to auto create an account with LetsEncrypt
  - `status` string — This is the status of the certificate request process. Should be "ok" if not in process of upgrading or renewing
  - `generate-datetime` string, date — The datetime the certificate was generated
  - `expiration-datetime` string, date — The datetime the certificate will expire
  - `challenge-type` 'http-01' | 'dns-01' — http-01 or dns-01, for most all requests it will be http-01 and you can leave off requests
  - `default-ssl-cert` 'yes' | 'no'
  - `replicate-ssl-cert` 'yes' | 'ndp' | 'no' — For most cases this will be "yes" or "ndp" with the later being used to create ndp/endpoint specific certifcates replicated to those servers only.

## Other responses

- `400`
- `401`
- `404`

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