Delete Object

DELETE operations on an object are used to permanently remove that object from the storage system (metadata and data).

Deleting an object is processed immediately at the time of the request. Any subsequent GET, HEAD, POST, or DELETE operations will return a 404 (Not Found) error.

Example 3.39. Object Delete Request

  DELETE /<api version>/<account>/<container>/<object> HTTP/1.1
  Host: storage.swiftdrive.com
  X-Auth-Token: eaaafd18-0fed-4b3a-81b4-663c99ec1cbb

No response body is returned. A status code of 204 (No Content) indicates success, status 404 (Not Found) is returned when the object does not exist.

Example 3.40. Object Delete Response

  HTTP/1.1 204 No Content
  Date: Thu, 07 Jun 2010 20:59:39 GMT
  Server: Apache
  Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8

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